Patho - diseases of salivary glands Flashcards
Sialadenitis is ……….
Inflammation of salivary glands
Causes of Sialadenitis
- ductal obstruction
- infection
- autoimmune disease
Common infectious disease in parotid glands
Mumps (epidemic parotitis)
Causative organism of mumps
paramyxo virus
Clinical Picture of mumps
Unilateral or bilateral enlargement of the parotid
Microscopic picture of mumps
Infiltration of lymphocytes and histocytes ( MQ)
Complications of mumps
- in children: self-limited
- In adult: orchitis, oopheritis, pancreatitis
Bacterial sialadenitis Is most common in
submandibular glands
Causative organism of Bacterial sialadenitis is
staphylococci and streptococci
Predisposing factors of Bacterial sialadenitis
Obstruction of the duct by stones
Sialolithiasis (Salivary calculi) Most common in ………
the submandibular duct
The stone In Sialolithiasis is formed of ……………..
formed of a nidus of :
- desquamated ductal epithelium
- Inspissated secretion
- calcium phosphate
Clinical picture of Sialolithiasis
Pain, enlargement of the gland at meal time due to accumulation of
secretion
Sjogren syndrome is an
It is an autoimmune disease
Pathogenesis of Sjogren syndrome
destruction of lacrimal and salivary glands