We characterized the thymus in patients with 16 prevalent autoimmune diseases based on chest CT imaging using data from 2441 patients and healthy controls (with 1:1 matched by age and sex) from 5 ...

Salivary Infection: Causes The most common causes of acute salivary gland infections are bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus, or staph. Viruses and fungi can also cause infection in the glands.