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Parotid calcification in systemic lupus erythematosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

C. Hopkins ,
R. Kanegaonkar  and
E. B. Chevretton
C. Hopkins
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK.
R. Kanegaonkar
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK.
E. B. Chevretton
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK.
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Abstract

Calcinosis universalis is an unusual complication of systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE). We describe the case of a 22-year-old patient diagnosed with SLE during childhood, who developed a previously unreported complication of parotid calcification. Medical treatment of calcinosis is often ineffective, whereas surgical intervention completely relieved the patient’s symptoms.

Keywords

Parotid GlandCalcinosisLupus Erythematosis, Systemic
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 10 , October 2002 , pp. 859 - 861
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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