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Intraglandular toxoplasmosis lymphadenitis of the parotid gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Metin N. Akiner ,
Mustafa R. Saatci ,
Orhan Yilmaz  and
Selim Erekul
Metin N. Akiner
Affiliation:
From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, University of Ankara, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Mustafa R. Saatci*
Affiliation:
From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, University of Ankara, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Orhan Yilmaz
Affiliation:
From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, University of Ankara, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Selim Erekul
Affiliation:
From the Department of Pathology, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, University of Ankara, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
*
Mustafa, R. Saatci, University of Ankara, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, Ear, Nose and Throat Department, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
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Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is a protozoan infection manifested by systemic findings as well as generalized or localized lymphadenopathy. Although lympadenitis is the most common clinical form, involvement of the intraglandular nodes within the parotid gland found is a rare occurrence during the course of the disease.

This unusual form may mimic a parotid mass, and can cause difficulties in differential diagnosis. In this article, a case of intraglandular parotid lymphadenitis which developed due to toxoplasmosis is presented, and the relevant literature is reviewed.

Keywords

ToxoplasmosisParotid neoplasmsLymphadenitis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 10 , October 1991 , pp. 860 - 862
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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