Unless the blockage is cleared, the gland is likely to become infected. Sialadenitis is a bacterial infection of the salivary gland, most commonly the parotid gland, which may happen when the duct ...

Sialadenitis is an infection of a salivary gland. Common causes include Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, and anaerobic bacteria. Sialadenitis is common in elderly ...

Salivary gland obstruction results in pain and swelling in the cheek or under the jawline while eating, and foul-tasting drainage into the mouth. Such obstruction can also progress to severe infection ...

Acute viral parotitis occurs from a viral infection. Most often, the cause is mumps, a contagious paramyxovirus characterized ...

They may also prescribe antibiotics. Mumps is a contagious viral infection of the salivary glands. Symptoms, including swelling in the jaw and cheeks, may appear 2 to 4 weeks after the initial ...

High alert in Coimbatore as mumps cases rise among kids. Health Dept urges vaccination, hygiene & immediate care for symptoms ...

The findings may have implications for radiotherapy, a cancer treatment that can cause damage to salivary glands and leave lasting complications. Doctors don’t regularly come across undiscovered bits ...

First, the team found that Nest1 was highly expressed in the salivary glands of blood-fed female mosquitoes ... Then, the team treated human skin explants with Nest1 along with Zika virus to see how ...