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. 2025 Aug 14;9(3):e70149.
doi: 10.1002/oto2.70149. eCollection 2025 Jul-Sep.

Diagnostic Salivary Gland Biopsy in Pediatric Eosinophilic Granuolmatosis with Polyangiitis

Keiko Fox  1 , Nicole Wershoven  2 , Soham Roy  2   3 , Jeremy D Prager  2   3
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Diagnostic Salivary Gland Biopsy in Pediatric Eosinophilic Granuolmatosis with Polyangiitis

Keiko Fox et al. OTO Open. .
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Keywords: ANCA‐associated vasculitis; eosinophilia; eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA); pediatric vasculitis; salivary gland biopsy.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Contrast CT neck/chest. (A) Bilateral submandibular masses with largest left‐sided mass measuring 15 × 9 mm. (B) Mildly enlarged bilateral jugulodigastric lymph nodes with left node measuring 17 × 15 mm.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Left submandibular salivary gland specimen histology. Hematoxylin and eosin stain demonstrating eosinophil‐rich sialadenitis/sialodochitis with periductal granuloma formation and fibrosis. Original magnification ×4 (A) and ×20 (B).
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