PAROTID ENLARGEMENT IN CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER
Authors: I B BRICK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Case Reports1 August 1958PAROTID ENLARGEMENT IN CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVERIRVING B. BRICK, M.D.IRVING B. BRICK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-2-438 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn a short period of time two cases have been observed of cirrhosis of the liver with manifestations of hepatic decompensation, accompanied by bilateral parotid hypertrophy of generous proportions. As the parotid enlargement was readily noted on physical examination, it presented the problem in these two patients of a differential diagnosis of jaundice with parotid enlargement. Since both patients happened to be Negroes, the suspicion of sarcoidosis was immediately entertained, but no other evidences of this disease were found. Furthermore, biopsy of the parotid gland in both cases did not reveal any specific disease, and thus eliminated sarcoidosis or another...Bibliography1. Bockus HL: Gastro-enterology, Vol. III. Liver, biliary tract, and pancreas, 1946, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. Google Scholar2. Jones FA: Modern trends in gastro-enterology, 1952, Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., New York. Google Scholar3. Lichtman SS: Disease of the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts, Vol. 2, 3d Ed., 1953, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar4. Spellberg AM: Disease of the liver, 1954, Grune and Stratton, New York. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Sherlock S: Diseases of the liver and biliary system, 1955, Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois. Google Scholar6. Schiff L: Diseases of the liver, 1956, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar7. RatnoffPatek ODAJ: The natural history of Laennec's cirrhosis of the liver, Medicine 21: 207-268, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. RatnoffPatek ODAJ: Postnecrotic cirrhosis of the liver, J. Chron. Dis. 1: 266-291, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. HallOlsenDavis EMAYFE: Portal cirrhosis. Clinical and pathologic review of 782 cases from 16,600 necropsies, Am. J. Path. 29: 993-1027, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. Kenawy MR: Endemic enlargement of the parotid in Egypt, Tr. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. and Hyg. 31: 339-350, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. GillmanGillman JT: Perspectives in human malnutrition, 1951, Grune & Stratton, New York. Google Scholar12. McCanceDeanBarrett RARFAM: Enlargement of the parotid glands, Chapter 6 in Studies of undernutrition, Wuppertal, 1946-9, Medical Research Council Special Report Series No. 275, 1951, His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Google Scholar13. Davies JN: The essential pathology of kwashiorkor, Lancet 1: 317, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. SandsteadKoehnSessions HRCJSM: Enlargement of the parotid gland in malnutrition, Am. J. Clin. Nutrition 3: 198-214, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. Sposito M: The enlargement of the parotid glands in liver cirrhosis, Riforma med. 58: 1311-1315, 1942. Google Scholar16. SpositoCheli MR: Significance of the enlargement of the parotid gland in liver cirrhosis, Riforma med. 65: 1250-1252, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar17. BonninMorettiGeyer HGA: Enlarged parotid glands in alcoholic cirrhosis, Presse méd. 62: 1449-1451, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar18. StinsonBaggenstossMorlock JCAHCG: Pancreatic lesions associated with cirrhosis of the liver, Am. J. Clin. Path. 22: 117-126, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar19. WolfeSummerskillDavidson SJWHCS: Parotid swelling, alcoholism and cirrhosis, New England J. Med. 256: 491-495 (Mar. 14) 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar20. RothbellDuggan ENJJ: Enlargement of the parotid gland in disease of the liver, Am. J. Med. 22: 367-372 (Mar.) 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Washington, D. C.*Received for publication June 15, 1957.From the Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center and School of Medicine.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Irving B. Brick, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington 7, D. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAlcohol and oral healthSialosis: 35 cases of persistent parotid swelling from two countriesAlcoholic (beer) sialosisEnlargement of salivary glandsCirrhosis of the liver in Iran a prospective study on 66 casesParotid Enlargement Due to AlcoholismAlcohol and the GutTHE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON THE GASTRO‐INTESTINAL TRACT 1 August 1958Volume 49, Issue 2Page: 438-451KeywordsBiopsyCirrhosisLiverMalnutritionParotid glandsSarcoidosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...