Salivary Gland Manifestations of Long COVID: A Case Report and Literature Review.
An elderly patient with long COVID developed severe dry mouth and swelling of the submandibular salivary gland (typically the parotid is affected), diagnosed as post-COVID sialodochitis, which improved with conservative treatment without progressing to bacterial infection.
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