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Case Reports
Infectious parotitis in Sjögren's syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.
- M Cohen and A D Bankhurst.
- J Rheumatol. 1979 Mar 1; 6 (2): 185-8.
AbstractInfectious parotitis as a complication of the sicca syndrome has rarely been reported. A patient with bilateral parotitis due to H. influenza in reported and the literature regarding this rare complication of the sicca syndrome is reviewed. The host defense mechanisms which ordinarily protect normal individuals or patients with Sjögren's syndrome against purulent parotitis are discussed.
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