Parotitis is inflammation of one or both parotid glands ... can cause this type include autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjögren's syndrome (a disorder where the immune ...

Sjögren's Syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that primarily ... along with imaging studies like salivary gland or lip biopsy, can aid in confirming the diagnosis.” According to her, management ...

Sjögren's syndrome ... biliary cirrhosis and autoimmune hepatitis. [8–15] When the disease duration is longer than 10 years, a higher prevalence of parotid gland enlargement, lung involvement ...

Chronic dry mouth can be a sign of medication side effects, certain health conditions (such as Sjogren's syndrome), nerve ... surgery to repair the salivary glands, where saliva is produced.

Salivary gland blockage can result from multiple causes including salivary stones, narrowing of the duct by scar tissue, dehydration, side-effects of certain medications, autoimmune diseases and ...

with a specific focus in Sjogren’s syndrome, as she investigated the role of NK cells in an in vivo model for salivary gland immunopathology. In 2016, she joined Prof. Bombardieri’s group at the ...

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a common immune ... Methods for diagnosis of SS include salivary flow assessment, salivary gland scintigraphy, Schimer's test, Rose Bengal test and minor salivary ...