SYMPTOMATIC AND ASYMPTOMATIC SALIVARY DUCT ABNORMALITIES IN DARIERS-DISEASE - A SIALOGRAPHIC STUDY

Symptoms of obstructive sialadentis have been occasionally reported as a feature of Darier's disease. Parotid sialograms of three patients w ith confirmed Darier's disease and histories suggestive of salivary ob struction revealed dilatation with periodic strictures and indentation s affecting the main ducts. Similar parotid sialograms in three Darier 's diease patients with no symptoms attributable to their salivary gla nds revealed seepage of contrast media associated with the secondary a nd tertiary ducts. These findings suggest that salivary glands may be more commonly involved in Darier's disease than previous reports indic ate.