Parotitis is inflammation of the parotid glands—located on both sides of the head, in front of the ears. These structures are one of several types of salivary glands in the face that provide saliva to ...

What caused persistent facial swelling and itchiness to develop around a woman's right ear and left lower jaw? That's the question posed in a recent case report. When the 32-year-old Black woman ...

Mumps is a viral illness that causes flu-like symptoms and swelling of the parotid salivary glands under the ears. This often results in a puffy, swollen appearance in the cheeks and jaw. While most ...

The salivary glands (shown in red) can be a lingering repository for viruses. University of Utah Health researchers are investigating whether salivary glands that have SARS-CoV-2 can diminish a person ...

Purging in bulimia by vomiting can make the face and cheeks appear swollen or puffy due to effects on the salivary glands. The glands typically return to their usual size after habitual vomiting stops ...

A sialendoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that a surgeon can use to diagnose and treat a variety of issues with the salivary glands. The salivary glands produce saliva and pass it into the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 10-year-old girl is brought to your clinic by her mother, complaining of left-sided facial swelling with ...

Treatment involves excision of the mucocele with associated minor salivary glands to decrease the chance for recurrence. Occasionally, mucoceles will rupture spontaneously and heal without surgical ...

Bimanual touching indicated the mass may be related to the parapharyngeal or parotid space. There was no lymph node swelling, and the remainder of the exam was unremarkable, they wrote. Attempts to ...

A large team of cancer researchers in The Netherlands has made a surprising new discovery, finding a pair of previously unknown salivary glands. Nestled deep in the back of the nasopharynx, the ...