Mumps history and symptoms: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
*Sore [[throat]] | *Sore [[throat]] | ||
* [[Orchitis]], referring to painful inflammation of the testicle.<ref>{{cite journal | author=Manson AL | title=Mumps orchitis | journal=Urology | year=1990 | pages=355-8 | volume=36 | issue=4 | id={{PMID|2219620}} }}</ref> Males past puberty who develop mumps have a 30 percent risk of orchitis. | * [[Orchitis]], referring to painful inflammation of the testicle.<ref>{{cite journal | author=Manson AL | title=Mumps orchitis | journal=Urology | year=1990 | pages=355-8 | volume=36 | issue=4 | id={{PMID|2219620}} }}</ref> Males past puberty who develop mumps have a 30 percent risk of orchitis. | ||
===Prodrome=== | ===Prodrome=== | ||
Fever and headache can occur already as [[prodromal symptoms]] of mumps, together with [[malaise]] and [[anorexia (symptom)|anorexia]]. | Fever and headache can occur already as [[prodromal symptoms]] of mumps, together with [[malaise]] and [[anorexia (symptom)|anorexia]]. | ||
==Less Common Symptoms== | ==Less Common Symptoms== | ||
Other symptoms of mumps can include, sore face and/or ears and occasionally in more serious cases, loss of voice. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
Revision as of 21:04, 20 November 2012
|
Mumps Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Mumps history and symptoms On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Mumps history and symptoms |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Mumps history and symptoms |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing.
Overview
History
Common 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.
Prodrome
Fever and headache can occur already as prodromal symptoms of mumps, together with malaise and anorexia.
Less Common Symptoms
Other symptoms of mumps can include, sore face and/or ears and occasionally in more serious cases, loss of voice.