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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of parotitis are dehydration, diabetes mellitus, renal failure, HIV, Sjögrens’s syndrome, anorexia, bulimia, and cystic fibrosis.

Risk Factors

Risk factors for the development of parotitis include:

• Dehydration
• Decreased salivary flow
  • Postoperative patients
  • Debilitated patients
• Diabetes mellitus,
• Renal failure,
• HIV,
• Sjögrens’s syndrome
• Anorexia,
• Bulimia,
• CF
• Salivary ductal dilation
  • Trumpet players
  • Glass blowers
• Medications with anticholinergic properties or diuretic effects