Salivary gland diagnoses

Types

Salivary glands: #1 Parotid gland, #2 Submandibular gland, #3 Sublingual gland.

Salivary gland diagnoses

• Parotitis
  • Bilateral parotitis
  • Suppurative parotitis
  • Viral parotitis (Mumps)
• Ranula
• Sialoadenitis
• Sialolithiasis

Differential Diagnosis

Facial Swelling

• Buccal space infections
• Dental problems
• Canine space infection
• Facial cellulitis
• Herpes zoster
• Masticator space infections
• Maxillofacial trauma
• Neoplasm
• Parapharyngeal space infection
• Salivary gland diagnoses
  • Ranula
  • Sialoadenitis
  • Sialolithiasis
  • Suppurative parotitis
  • Viral parotitis
• Superior vena cava syndrome

See Also

• Oropharynx and Jaw Diagnoses