Ultrasound of parotid salivary gland inflammation

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Le Xuan Thiep - Radiologist - Department of Diagnostic Imaging - Vinmec Ha Long International Hospital.
Parotid salivary gland inflammation is very common in winter and spring, this is a disease that can be encountered in all ages with clinical symptoms of fever, fatigue, nausea, swelling and pain around the ear below the jaw, spot red hot. Ultrasound of the parotid gland is a diagnostic technique that can be used by the physician and is useful in diagnosing diseases of the salivary glands.

1. Inflammation of the parotid salivary glands is what disease?

Parotid salivary gland inflammation is caused by bacteria such as Iryfluenza virus, Staphylococcus aureus, Parainfluenza, coxsackie, the disease can also be caused by stones blocking the salivary ducts. When the parotid gland is inflamed, the patient will have damage to the salivary gland, the course is benign, in some cases it will go away without treatment, or there are cases where it will turn to chronic inflammation of the gland. .
People with parotid inflammation may have some typical symptoms such as enlarged parotid salivary glands, swelling spreading around the gland, pain when speaking and eating, fever about 38 - 39 degrees, with reactive inflammatory lymph node at the angle of the jaw or behind the ear on the same side.
Parotid salivary gland disease is a fairly common disease in our country today, this disease is considered quite dangerous, for men, if there is no correct and timely treatment regimen, it can cause serious health problems. some complications such as orchitis, encephalitis, meningitis, deafness... In addition, with parotid salivary gland inflammation, if untreated, pus can accumulate and form pressure foci. vehicle in the salivary glands.

2. Causes of parotid salivary gland inflammation

There are many causes of parotid inflammation, of which the main ones are:
Virus: This is the cause of mumps, an infectious disease transmitted through the respiratory tract, progressing to a common epidemic. seen in adolescents and young adults. Due to allergies after using some drugs to treat diseases Bacteria: Common are Streptococcus and Staphylococcus...Transmitted by direct approach after oral infections.... the disease only causes local lesions and not epidemics. Due to poisoning, fungal infections, tuberculosis infections, systemic diseases...

3. Ultrasound of parotid salivary glands

Currently, there are many imaging diagnostic tools that can help accurately diagnose lesions on the human body such as ultrasound, X-ray, MRI... In which, ultrasound of parotid salivary gland inflammation is a diagnostic tool. Important diagnosis helps physicians identify soft tissue lesions of the head, face and neck and differentiate between tumors.
Ultrasound procedure for inflammation of the parotid salivary glands:
Step 1: Prepare technical equipment Step 2: The patient lies in the supine position, the pillow is placed under the shoulder. Step 3: Carry out an ultrasound of the parotid salivary glands

4. Some common images in the parotid salivary gland ultrasound

4.1 For acute salivary gland inflammation
When ultrasound, the salivary glands will be enlarged and hypoechoic, heterogeneous, with a small oval hypoechoic area and may have increased blood flow on color ultrasound, lymph nodes enlarged blood.
4.1 For salivary gland abscess
Visualization on ultrasound is hypoechoic or anechoic lesions with posterior hyperechoicity, indistinct margins, echogenic dots can be seen inside the abscess due to small air bubbles. Organized abscesses may have a surrounding echogenic halo.
4.2 For chronic salivary gland inflammation
Patients with chronic salivary gland inflammation when ultrasound will see many small round or oval hypoechoic flares, the lesions are distributed throughout the gland parenchyma...
Parotid salivary gland inflammation is one of the common diseases, detecting signs and accurately diagnosing the condition will help improve treatment efficiency.
Dr. Le Xuan Thiep has strengths in performing advanced and difficult magnetic resonance and computed tomography techniques such as: coronary computed tomography, cardiac function, cerebral magnetic resonance, perfusion brain and organs,..
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