Obstructive symptomatology with swelling and pain ... no permanent cure can be offered. Treatment becomes symptomatic. Aggressive external massage of the parotid gland is advised to milk out ...

Currently known pharmacological treatments for the prevention and treatment of parotid gland leakage mainly include oral anticholinergic drugs, botulinum toxin injections, and hypertonic saline.

As people, especially women, pass the age of 50, they become more at risk for Sjögren's syndrome. We asked a doctor about the ...

An 18-year-old woman with asthma presented with symptoms consistent with sinusitis with bilateral parotid gland swelling. She was treated with antibiotics over a 4-week period. Her symptoms failed to ...

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Researchers have demonstrated that inebilizumab reduced the risk of symptoms by 87 percent in patients with the rare affliction known as immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD).

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This swelling is often caused by a buildup of fluid called edema. When just one leg is affected, an infection or chronic condition like arthritis may be at work. Treatment depends on the underlying ...

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