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Parotitis is an inflammation of one or both parotid glands, the major salivary glands located on either side of the face, in humans. The parotid gland is the salivary gland most commonly affected by inflammation.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parotitis | Specialty | Infectious diseases | 1.00 | infobox |
| Parotitis | is a | inflammation of one or both parotid glands | 0.90 | text |
| antihistamines | instance of | Medications | 0.80 | text |
| diuretics can be predisposing factors | instance of | Medications | 0.80 | text |
| hot or cold packs | instance of | Treatment includes isolation and therefore prevention of spread of the disease and supportive measures | 0.80 | text |
| Stensen’s duct ligation | instance of | the disease was treated with aggressive surgical interventions | 0.80 | text |
| superficial or total parotidectomy | instance of | the disease was treated with aggressive surgical interventions | 0.80 | text |
| and tympanic neurectomy | instance of | the disease was treated with aggressive surgical interventions | 0.80 | text |
| diabetes | instance of | Approximately half of the patients have endocrine disorders | 0.80 | text |
| nutritional disorders such as pellagra or kwashiorkor | instance of | Approximately half of the patients have endocrine disorders | 0.80 | text |
| or have taken drugs such as guanethidine | instance of | Approximately half of the patients have endocrine disorders | 0.80 | text |
| thioridazine | instance of | Approximately half of the patients have endocrine disorders | 0.80 | text |
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