What is salivary gland infection?

Salivary glands are responsible for making saliva. Bacteria or viruses may cause infections of these glands causing symptoms including pain and swelling.

How do members experience salivary gland infection?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with salivary gland infection*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for salivary gland infection*

Who has salivary gland infection on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 0
30s 1
40s 2
50s 2
60s 1
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 7

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What is salivary gland infection?

Salivary glands are responsible for making saliva. Bacteria or viruses may cause infections of these glands causing symptoms including pain and swelling.



Common symptoms reported by people with salivary gland infection

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for salivary gland infection

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Compare treatments taken by people with salivary gland infection

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have salivary gland infection through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with salivary gland infection? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has salivary gland infection on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 6 say salivary gland infection is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 0
30s 1
40s 2
50s 2
60s 1
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 7

These charts show data from salivary gland infection patients who have completed their condition history
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