Inflammation of the salivary gland symptoms

Inflammation of the salivary gland develops due to general intoxication of the body, mechanical or spasmodic obstruction of the lumen of the salivary gland duct, as well as secondary infection.

The first symptoms of trouble are usually an increase in the size of the affected gland, an increase in body temperature, a noticeable soreness of the inflamed patch when feeling. After a while, the patient begins a headache, which can irradiate to the neck, temple or occipital region. Allocation of saliva from the affected gland completely stops.

If the inflammatory process is caused by the introduction of pathogenic pyogenic bacteria into the tissue, the glandular tissue rapidly melts. The patient's body temperature rises sharply, the skin over the affected gland blushes and swells, possibly the outflow of pus through the outlet duct into the oral cavity. At the same time there is a painful throbbing pain. Often inflammation of the salivary gland becomes the cause of infection of surrounding tissues, which leads to hearing impairment, pain while moving the tongue, swallowing, talking.

If the disease has been diagnosed in a timely manner, local treatment is performed by treating the oral cavity with a weak solution of tea soda or potassium permanganate. At the same time, complex antibiotics are prescribed. When purulent process is recommended the introduction of antimicrobial agents injection into the tissues of the salivary gland and its duct. In severe cases, surgical treatment is recommended - opening of the formed abscess, evacuation of pus, antiseptic treatment and drainage.

This disease develops with the formation of salivary stones in the excretory duct.

Acute pain on swallowing, worse when eating;

appears limited swelling in the submaxillary region, where a palpable rounded infiltrate is sharply painful;

hyperemia and edema of the bottom of the oral cavity.

In the initial stage as with steam. In the presence of salivary stones, there are often exacerbations. Surgical treatment is shown - removal of stones, and sometimes removal of the submaxillary saliva of the gland.

In acute sialoadenitis, there may be a development of purulent inflammation of the gland or the area of ​​the excretory duct, with only surgical treatment.

Acute sialoadenitis must be differentiated from supra-maxillary lymphadenitis, which develops as a complication of diseases of teeth, tonsils.