Recurrent parotitis in childhood.
Recurrent parotitis is characterized by a cyclic swelling of the parotid glands associated with discomfort and/or pain in the absence of external inflammatory changes or progression to frank suppuration. Recurrent parotitis is hardly a common problem, but when it does present itself, it is most perplexing. Its etiology and the pathogenesis remain an enigma and, as a consequence, consensus on proper management is still lacking.
Park
J W
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Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University, Odessa.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010309:Parotitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012008:Recurrence