ear, nose, and throat disorders
Sialadenitis
Other Salivary Gland Infections
 Mumps often causes parotid swelling (see table Patients with HIV infection often have parotid enlargement secondary to one or more lymphoepithelial cysts. Cat-Scratch Disease caused by Atypical mycobacterial infectionsin the tonsils or teeth may spread contiguously to the major salivary glands. The purified protein derivative (PPD) test may be negative, and the diagnosis may require biopsy and tissue culture for acid-fast bacteria. Treatment recommendations are controversial. Options include surgical debridement with curettage, complete excision of the infected tissue, and use of anti-tuberculosis drug therapy (rarely necessary). Salivary glands may also be involved in Sarcoidosis and 