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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Symptoms== | |||
[[Image:Mumps_comparison.jpg|thumb|left|Comparison of a person before and after contracting mumps]] | |||
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.<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.<ref>http://www.uchc.edu/ocomm/features/stories/stories06/feature_mumps.html </ref> | |||
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 (symptom)|anorexia]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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