TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Salivary Gland Infections A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Paired major salivary glands include parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands• Minor salivary glands are distributed in the mucosa of the lips, cheeks, hard and soft palate, uvula, floor of mouth, tongue, and peritonsillar region• Few salivary glands in the nasopharynx, paranasal sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lacrimal glands• Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the salivary glands are common, and frequently involve the major salivary glands, especially the parotids• Tend to occur in those patients whose overall health is compromised (by poor nutrition, dehydration, altered fluid and electrolyte balance, or immunocompromise)• Etiologies include: -Actinomycosis-Acute bacterial sialoadenitis-Cat scratch disease-Mumps-TB SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/13 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58100278 ER -