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* Bilateral painful parotid swelling among children
* 5-9 days duration
* Low grade fever, anorexia, and malaise
* May have meningitis or orchitis symptoms
* Unilateral/bilateral ear pain


* 30-60 yo males
* Localized bilateral parotid tenderness
* Intermittent pain and swelling which suddenly get worse before meals
 
* Tenderness, erythema, and a palpable hard lump at submandibular gland region
 
* Pus discharging from the duct (infection)
* Increased serum amylase
* radiopaque mass in duct of submandibular gland on Xray
 
* Filling defect within the duct on sialographygland
 
* Enlarged and hyperdense gland associated with calcification on CT
* Parotid enlargement on CT
* Increased in homogeneous parenchymal density
* Mild overlying subcutaneous smudging
 
* Not applicable
* Not applicable

Revision as of 21:52, 3 November 2015

  • Bilateral painful parotid swelling among children
  • 5-9 days duration
  • Low grade fever, anorexia, and malaise
  • May have meningitis or orchitis symptoms
  • Unilateral/bilateral ear pain
  • Localized bilateral parotid tenderness


  • Increased serum amylase


  • Parotid enlargement on CT
  • Increased in homogeneous parenchymal density
  • Mild overlying subcutaneous smudging
  • Not applicable
  • Not applicable
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