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Intraoral examination and imaging. (A) (to the left) The patient's oral cavity revealing multiple dental caries, and candida infection on her tongue. (B) (to the right) Panoramic x-ray image of the patient's teeth.
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Careful extraoral examinations revealed dry lips, and intraoral examination revealed multiple dental caries, candida infection on her tongue (Figure 1A and B), difficulty in swallowing and parotid swelling and tenderness.
US images of the patient's parotid gland. (A) (to the left) Enlarged, heterogeneous parotid gland, with many central hypoechoic round foci permeating its parenchyma. (B) (to the right) The hypoechoic round foci proved to be prominent vessels by the color Doppler ultrasound.
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Parotid (Figure 2A) and submandibular salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) showed enlarged glands with inhomogeneity with many central hypoechoic round foci permeating parenchyma, and narrowing of ducts. The hypoechoic round foci proved to be prominent vessels by the color Doppler ultrasound (Figure 2B).