Suppurative sialadenitis in mandibular gland of a dog - ultrasonographic aspect.

Sialoadenitis is a rare inflammatory disease of salivary glands, which may be caused by infection, trauma or auto-immune disease. Ultrasonography is an imaging method considered extremely advantageous in the identification and assessment of glandular diseases. In this report we describe the cervical sonographic findings in a dog diagnosed with suppurative sialadenitis in bilateral mandibular gland.