There are 2 adrenal glands, one above each kidney. They make hormones that help the body work properly and are vital to life. Most tumours of the adrenal gland are called adenomas. These are not ...

The pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland at the base of your brain. It makes several different hormones, including one called prolactin. Prolactin affects the mammary glands and helps women make ...

A sore throat and swollen glands, or lymph nodes, can be symptoms of a bacterial infection, like strep throat, a viral infection, or lymphoma. A sore throat and swollen glands often occur together ...

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. It affects the lungs in over 90% of patients yet extra-pulmonary and multi-organ involvement is common. Spontaneous ...

The Sarcoidosis Center at Johns Hopkins was established by Dr. Carol J. Johns and is one of the longest-tenured centers devoted to the evaluation and management of patients with known or suspected ...

Approximately 1%–10% of patients with HIV infection have been reported to have salivary gland enlargement. Parotid swelling in patients with HIV is often associated with salivary gland disease, ...

Like other ICI, avelumab can cause immune-related adverse events. Although rare, sarcoidosis-like granulomatous reactions have been described in patients on anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 immunotherapy.

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OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of corticosteroid irrigation of the parotid gland in relieving salivary flow deficiency in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome. METHODS The parotid glands of 31 ...