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Bilateral parotid swelling associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A case of pneumoparotid
1Oral and Maxillofacial Unit, Middlesbrough General Hospital.
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|August 1, 1993
Abstract:
Acute enlargement of the parotid glands due to air insufflation is well reported under various names, the most appropriate of which is pneumoparotid. We report an unusual example of pneumoparotid, which was difficult to diagnose, that involved background swelling of the parotids because of the respiratory effort of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute exacerbations associated with episodes of coughing.