›› 2016, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (7): 666-669.

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Advance in treatment and diagnosis of the parotid hypertrophy

  

  • Received:2015-03-30 Revised:2015-07-16 Online:2016-07-28 Published:2016-07-19

Abstract: The pathogeny of the parotid hypertrophy is complex. Sialosis is defined as painless, diffuse, noninflammatory, nonneoplastic enlargement of the major salivary glands.The causes include diabetesmellitus, endocrinopathy (hypothyroidism), starvation,medications (thiourea, diuretics),and alcohol abuse. Clinical manifestation, histological and imaging performance should be taken into account. Botulinum toxin is a highly efficacious and costeffective, nonsurgical option for reducing the width. Many related pathogeny and treatments have been reported, but there are still many problems remaining to be studied.

Key words: bilateral parotid gland, sialosis, botulinum toxin

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