Abstract
We report a case presenting with a swelling of the parotid gland, flushed face and stridor. The patient was a 35-year-old female doctor. A CT scan and sialography of the parotid gland revealed no abnormal findings, but a severe swelling of the parotid gland, flushed face and dyspnea all occurred just after sialography. The saliva from the parotid gland was not purulent but clear and a large number of eosinophils were observed on smears of saliva. The patient was diagnosed to have allergic parotitis due to iodine. A similar case has been reported in which iodine was suspected to be an allergen. We also investigated the ralation between iodine and the salivary gland and discuss our findings.
