Parotid and submandibular duct calculi in three successive generations of one family.
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A case is reported of chronic calculous parotitis beginning in a 12-month-old child. Further questioning revealed a history of parotid calculi in her mother and submandibular calculi in her maternal grandmother. The features which indicate the diagnosis of parotid calculous disease are discussed and, from a review of the literature, some observations are made on management.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 58 675 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982