Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients with sarcoidosis with parotid gland involvement

Patient No.	Age at diagnosis (years)	Sex and race	Presentations of parotid gland disease	First presentation of sarcoidosis	Biopsy	Chest imaging	Other extra-thoracic involvement	ACE level	Serum Calcium	Treatment	Response to treatment
1	50	Male/White	Painless bilateral parotid gland swelling	Yes	Performed; non-caseating granuloma	Bilateral hilar adenopathy and pulmonary infiltration	None	Normal	Normal	Oral prednisone	Parotid gland regressed to normal size
2	21	Male/White	Painless unilateral parotid gland swelling and xerostomia	No	Performed; non-specific inflammation	Bilateral hilar adenopathy	Eyes and liver	Normal	Normal	Oral prednisone	Parotid gland regressed to normal size
3	48	Female/White	Painless unilateral parotid gland swelling	Yes	Not performed	Bilateral hilar adenopathy	Erythema nodosum and liver	Elevated	Normal	Oral prednisone	Parotid gland regressed to normal size
4	38	Male/Black	Painless unilateral parotid gland swelling	No	Not performed	Bilateral hilar adenopathy and pulmonary infiltration	Skin rash and lacrimal gland	Elevated	Normal	Oral prednisone	Parotid gland regressed to normal size
5	55	Female/White	Painless unilateral parotid gland swelling and numbness over the swollen area	Yes	Performed; non-caseating granuloma	Bilateral hilar adenopathy	None	Normal	Normal	Oral prednisone	Parotid gland regressed to normal size. Relapse once, also responded to prednisone
6	44	Male/White	Painless unilateral parotid gland swelling	No	Performed; non-caseating granuloma	Normal	None	Elevated	Normal	NSAIDs and oral prednisone	Did not respond to NSAIDs but parotid gland regressed to normal size after switching to prednisone
7	55	Female/White	Painless unilateral parotid gland swelling	Yes	Performed; non-caseating granuloma	Fibrosis in lung parenchyma with minimal Bilateral hilar adenopathy	Skin rash	Not performed	Not performed	Oral prednisone	Parotid gland regressed to normal size

ACE = angiotensin converting enzyme; NSAIDs = non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug