Sialosis refers to: (A) Bilateral parotitis, (B) Sjogren's syndrome, (C) Non inflammatory parotid enlargement, (D) Bilateral salivary duct ectasia
Answer is C. Sialosis refers to enlargement of salivary gland due to fatty infiltration, as a result of various metabolic causes like diabetes, acromegaly,obesity,liver disease,alcoholism,bulimia,idiopathic,drug induced(sympathomimetics,carbimazole,thiouracil) SRB,5th,409