Sialadenitis Definition, Causes and More
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7. Medication
Medications prescribed to treat sialadenitis include antiviral medications, antibiotics and pain medications. The antiviral medications used to treat the disease vary but can include antiretroviral therapy, used in the treatment of HIV. However, antiviral drugs are rarely prescribed because most cases of sialadenitis are caused by bacterial infections, not viruses.2‘Sialadenitis.’ Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 8 Nov. 2016, rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/7638/sialadenitis.
Various types of antibiotics are utilized in treating sialadenitis, as several types of bacteria can cause the condition. Antibiotics will usually work very quickly, resolving most symptoms within a week.
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