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Case Reports
. 2014 Sep;7(9):e12309.
doi: 10.5812/jjm.12309. Epub 2014 Sep 1.

Suppurative parotitis in a girl: a case report from ahvaz, iran

Seyed Mohammad Hassan Aletayeb  1 , Ashraf Sepehran  1 , Hazhir Javaherizadeh  1
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Case Reports

Suppurative parotitis in a girl: a case report from ahvaz, iran

Seyed Mohammad Hassan Aletayeb et al. Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

Introduction: Neonatal parotitis is a rare disease. Neonatal suppurative parotitis commonly presents with facial swelling, irritability, tenderness of parotid region, and with or without fever. Acute neonatal suppurative parotitis is one of the differential diagnoses of facial swelling with a prevalence of 3.8/10'000 of neonatal admission.

Case presentation: A 32-day-old girl with fever and restlessness was admitted in the hospital. Left facial swelling was found during physical examination. Redness was observed in the face. Prenatal history was normal. Birth weight was 3500 g. Body weight, length, and head circumference were 4300 g (75 th percentile), 52 cm (50 th percentile), and 38 cm (75 th percentile), respectively. She was breastfed. Pulse and respiratory rates were 130/min and 50/min, respectively. Axillary temperature was 37.8°C. Head examination revealed normal sized fontanel (1.5 × 1.5 cm) without bulging. Eye and ear were normal. Abdominal examination revealed no abnormal findings. Results of urine analysis and culture were normal. Blood urea nitrogen, sodium, potassium, and blood sugar were normal. Blood amylase was 10 U/L. Bilateral multiple reactive lymph node (size = 6 × 10 mm) at anterior cervical chain with a left facial swelling was observed in ultrasonography report. Pus was obtained following gentle pressure on Stensen's duct. Staphylococcus aureus was detected in the microscopic and microbiological evaluations.The patient received a seven-day treatment course with vancomycin and amikacin. Neonate was discharged in a good condition.

Conclusions: Acute suppurative parotitis should be suspected in infants with fever, and irritability in pre-auricular region; and should be treated with appropriate antibiotics.

Keywords: Fever; Parotitis; Staphylococcus aureus; Stensen's Duct.

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Figure 1.. Left Facial Swelling
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