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 ...

Initially, not all salivary glands were thought to be impaired while those glands that demonstrated damage seemed to heal spontaneously without further subjective and objective symptomatology. Such ...

The occurrence of stones within the salivary glands (sialolithiasis) involves the submandibular and parotid glands with the majority (up to 90%) in the submandibular gland. Usually stones are ...

The patients studied on the medical wards of the Boston City Hospital had been admitted primarily for treatment of severe liver disease or the complications of alcoholism. One patient was admitted to ...

Swelling of the salivary glands from frequent vomiting can cause the cheeks to swell. This is sometimes known as “bulimia face.” Bulimia nervosa is a mental health condition and eating disorder that ...

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 ...

Getting the MMR vaccine is the best way to can prevent mumps. With mumps, you can have symptoms like a fever, headache, and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Several weeks ago, I noticed that my face was swollen in front of my ear. I went to my primary doctor, and he put me on Augmentin and methylprednisolone, but that did not work, and the ...