Toxoplasmosis Lymphadenitis Presenting as a Parotid Mass: A Report of 2 Cases
Autor: | Daniel Pinheiro, Kerry D. Olsen, Ron G. Shashy |
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Rok vydání: | 2006 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Parotid mass medicine.disease Dermatology Toxoplasmosis Parotid gland Surgery stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure stomatognathic system Otorhinolaryngology Superficial Parotidectomy Parotid swelling X ray computed Medicine Differential diagnosis business Parotid Diseases |
Zdroj: | Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. 85:666-668 |
ISSN: | 1942-7522 0145-5613 |
DOI: | 10.1177/014556130608501016 |
Popis: | Toxoplasmosis manifesting as a parotid mass is rare; our review of the literature found only 6 previously reported cases. We report 2 new cases. Both patients presented with a small, mobile left parotid mass, and both were successfully treated with a diagnostic superficial parotidectomy. In both cases, the patient had been regularly exposed to cats and had recently eaten undercooked meat. When evaluating a parotid mass, otolaryngologists should be aware of the infectious causes of parotid swelling and lymphadenopathy and consider the possibility of toxoplasmosis when the history and pathologic findings are not suggestive of more common diseases. |
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