Parotitis in a three-year-old.
Facial swelling cannot routinely be attributed to dento-alveolar infections until a thorough head, neck and oral examination has been completed. Facial swelling from parotitis is not commonly encountered in the pediatric patient. The purpose of this report was to document a case of unilateral parotid gland infection presumably secondary to traumatic obstruction of Stenson's duct. The parotitis resolved following a course of oral penicillin VK and lemon juice to stimulate salivary flow. Several parotid gland disorders which involve facial swelling were discussed.
Steelman
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Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown.
Holmes
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010309:Parotitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology