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*Lymph node swelling can be differentiated by well-defined borders of the lymph nodes, location behind the angle of the jawbone, and lack of the ear protrusion or obscuring of the jaw angle<ref name="CDCMumps">Mumps. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (May 29, 2015). http://www.cdc.gov/mumps/index.html Accessed March 09, 2016.</ref> | *Lymph node swelling can be differentiated by well-defined borders of the lymph nodes, location behind the angle of the jawbone, and lack of the ear protrusion or obscuring of the jaw angle<ref name="CDCMumps">Mumps. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (May 29, 2015). http://www.cdc.gov/mumps/index.html Accessed March 09, 2016.</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Nate Michalak, B.A.
Overview
Physical Examination
Vital Signs
- Low-grade fever
HEENT
- Tender, edematous salivary glands
- Swollen parotid gland (90% of patients)
- Swollen submandibular and sublingual glands (10% of patients)
- Swelling pushes angle of ear up and out
- Jawbone below ear often not visible or palpable at peak inflammation
- Patients may present with unilateral parotitis
- One parotid may swell before other
- 25% of patients only have unilateral swelling
- Stensen's duct orifice may be inflamed and erythematous
- Lymph node swelling can be differentiated by well-defined borders of the lymph nodes, location behind the angle of the jawbone, and lack of the ear protrusion or obscuring of the jaw angle[1]
Gallery
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![Child with parotitis. Adapted from the CDC.[2]](/images/7/77/Mumps_Source_CDC.jpg)
Child with parotitis. Adapted from the CDC.[2]
![Child with parotitis. Adapted from the CDC.[2]](/index.php/File:Mumps_Source_CDC.jpg)
References
- ↑ Mumps. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (May 29, 2015). http://www.cdc.gov/mumps/index.html Accessed March 09, 2016.
- ↑ "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention".