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Stensen’s duct obstruction by foreign body and subsequent candidal infection of the parotid gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Panagiotis K. Stefanopoulos ,
Demetrios Th. Karakassis  and
Aikaterini Triantafyllidou
Panagiotis K. Stefanopoulos
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Demetrios Th. Karakassis
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Aikaterini Triantafyllidou
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Abstract

A case of chronic inflammation complicated by Candida infection of the parotid gland in a 50-year-old woman is presented. This eventually proved to be caused by Stensen’s duct obstruction due to an unusual radiolucent foreign body. The process that led to the proper diagnosis is presented and the importance of surgical exploration of the main duct in cases suggesting distal duct obstruction is stressed.

Keywords

Parotid GlandForeign BodiesCandida
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 8 , August 2003 , pp. 662 - 665
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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