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What is your approach to management of chronic recurrent parotitis in patients with Sjogren's Syndrome?

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Rheumatology · University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco

Uncommon, however, I consider chronic infection/reinfection, especially in setting of significant immunocompromise or severe dental/periodontal disease. Secretion from stensen duct os can be cultured.

Salivary duct stones can be detected by ultrasound if ~ >2mm, and duct dilation seen.

Especially if c...

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Rheumatology · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)

@Dr. First Last: I am so glad you mentioned eosinophilic sialodochitis (originally described by our very own Dr. Alan Baer at Johns Hopkins). I think we were both present during his elegant presentation on the topic during our Sjo-Net meeting, I have not seen a case yet, but I'm already with my slid...

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