An 8-year-old child in a displaced persons camp in South Sudan develops a painless enlargement of the parotid glands. She is HIV-positive with a CD4 c...

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An 8-year-old child in a displaced persons camp in South Sudan develops a painless enlargement of the parotid glands. She is HIV-positive with a CD4 count of 250 cells/µL. Bilateral parotid swelling is firm and non-tender. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Lymphoepithelial cysts (HIV-associated parotid disease)

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Mumps

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Visceral leishmaniasis with parotid involvement

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Parotid tuberculosis

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Sjögren's syndrome

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): HIV-associated Parotid Disease

An 8-year-old child in a displaced persons camp in South Sudan develops a painless enlargement of the parotid glands. She is HIV-positive with a CD4 count of 250 cells/µL. Bilateral parotid swelling is firm and non-tender. What is the most likely diagnosis?