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The more common symptoms of mumps are: | The more common symptoms of mumps are: | ||
* Swelling of the parotid gland (or [[parotitis]]) in more than 90% of patients on one side (unilateral) or both sides (bilateral), and pain behind the lower jaw when chewing. | * Swelling of the parotid gland (or [[parotitis]]) in more than 90% of patients on one side (unilateral) or both sides (bilateral), and pain behind the lower jaw when chewing. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Symptoms
The more common symptoms of mumps are:
- Swelling of the parotid gland (or parotitis) in more than 90% of patients on one side (unilateral) or both sides (bilateral), and pain behind the lower jaw when chewing.
- Fever
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Orchitis, referring to painful inflammation of the testicle.[1] Males past puberty who develop mumps have a 30 percent risk of orchitis.[2]
Other symptoms of mumps can include, sore face and/or ears and occasionally in more serious cases, loss of voice.
Prodrome
Fever and headache can occur already as prodromal symptoms of mumps, together with malaise and anorexia.
References
- ↑ Manson AL (1990). "Mumps orchitis". Urology. 36 (4): 355–8. PMID 2219620.
- ↑ http://www.uchc.edu/ocomm/features/stories/stories06/feature_mumps.html