title: [Acute suppurative parotitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa].
abstract: Acute suppurative parotitis is a rare infection which usually occurs in hospitalized patients. Risk factors are dehydration, old age, the postoperative state and immunocompromised states. We describe a 66-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukemia who developed this condition. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was cultured from the blood and the orifice of Stensen's duct. Recovery followed a combination of antistaphylococcal medication with clindamycin, ofloxacin and gentamicin. We stress the need to recognize Gram-negative bacteria as possible pathogens in this condition.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine E, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Regev
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mouallem
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010309:Parotitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013492:Suppuration
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D002981:Clindamycin; D015242:Ofloxacin