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Submandibular salivary disease: a proposed allergic aetiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. Harkness
P. Harkness*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 5BE.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr P. A. Harkness, F.R.C.S., ENT Department, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 5BE.
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Abstract

Two cases of submandibular gland swelling are documented. In one patient examination of the excised submandibular gland revealed a dense eosinophilia: the other patient had a peripheral blood eosinophilia. Both patients demonstrated a marked decrease in the swelling of the salivary glands after a course of oral antihistamine. Although allergy has been implicated as a cause of recurrent parotid gland swelling, there are no previous reports of such a phenomenon occurring in the submandibular gland.

Keywords

Submandibular gland diseasesHypersensitivity
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 66 - 67
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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