title: [Suppurative parotitis in newborns (author's transl)].
abstract: Neonatal suppurative parotitis is described in 6 patients followed by a review of the literature. About 30-40% of the patients were premature, dehydration constitutes a predisposing factor. Infection occurs usually by bacteria ascending the duct. In 5 of our 6 patients infection had been caused by staphylococci; E. coli was found in 2 patients and pseudomonas in 1 patient. The parenteral therapy with antibiotics is usually sufficient.
mesh_terms: D003681:Dehydration / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010309:Parotitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Parotitis purulenta des Neugeborenen.