Multimodal Evaluation of Long-Term Salivary Gland Alterations in Sarcoidosis.

In summary, it can be observed that patients with initial symptoms in the area of the salivary glands, such as swelling or pain, also suffer more frequently from dry mouth and eyes. In all patients, however, these symptoms regressed over time. A previous diagnosis of sarcoidosis with involvement of the salivary glands only leads to permanent abnormalities in the area of the salivary glands in individual cases.