Sialadenite

Sialadenitis (Sialadenoditis) is an acute or chronic inflammation of the salivary glands.

Sialadenitis is the general name of the disease, which is characterized by damage to any of the parotid, submandibular, sublingual glands, characterized by hyperemia of the affected gland, an increase in its size, pain, and the formation of purulent plugs at the mouths of the excretory ducts. Depending on the location of inflammation, superficial and deep sialadenitis are distinguished. In the clinic, they present with clinical manifestations that differ little from each other. Sialadenitis is localized mainly on the border of the maxillary surface of the body of the lower jaw, the buccal-alveolar ridge, the dorsum of the hand in the area of ​​its base, and the elbow crease (ulnar fossa). Sialosprey also occurs when pathogenic microflora penetrates through the skin above the area of ​​the upper or lower lip, as well as through the mucous membrane of the mouth, in the presence of periodontal diseases or carious teeth. According to the classifications of A.I. Evdokimov (1983) and E.Z. Livshits (2007), the following forms of sialic are found: