Parotid Swelling, Alcoholism and Cirrhosis
1957; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 256; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1056/nejm195703142561103
ISSN1533-4406
AutoresStanley J. Wolfe, W.H.J. Summerskill, Charles S. Davidson,
Tópico(s)Folate and B Vitamins Research
ResumoCHRONIC, noninflammatory enlargement of the parotid glands has been noted in populations whose food supplies are inadequate and in this country has been reported in persons suffering from malnutrition1 and certain chronic diseases.2 , 3 Chronic alcoholism is frequently responsible for severe malnutrition, and both conditions are widely considered fundamental in the etiology of Laënnec's cirrhosis of the liver. It is relevant that parotid enlargement also has been observed in alcoholic patients with hepatic cirrhosis in Italy and France.4 5 6 This report presents clinical and laboratory observations on 16 patients with hepatic cirrhosis associated with chronic alcoholism who had bilateral, symmetrical parotid swelling. . . .
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