[A 60-year-old patient with sialadenitis, pulmonary round foci and vulvar ulcer]

Abstract

The unusual case of a 60 year-old woman is discussed. She presented with sialadenitis, paresis of the facial nerve, keratoconjunctivitis and ulcus vulvae. Basic anamnestic information revealed primary enlargement of the submandibular gland, fever, otitis, sinusitis and a pulmonary tumour. The serum immunoglobulin E level was raised. In addition to the necrotic granulomas in the lungs, spleen and kidney, characteristic changes were found in the lymph nodes, liver, pancreas and colon.