| Literature DB >> 9159814 |
F Ottaviani1, A Galli, M B Lucia, G Ventura.
Abstract
Bilateral multiple parotid calculi, which are uncommonly diagnosed in the normal population, have never been reported in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Herein we report a case of bilateral parotid sialolithiasis in a patient who had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and was affected by multiple myeloma. The possible etiopathogenesis in view of the alterations of immunity, oral pH, and salivary composition that are observed in multiple myeloma and in human immunodeficiency virus infection are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9159814 DOI: 10.1016/s1079-2104(97)90119-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod ISSN: 1079-2104