title: Acute suppurative parotitis and facial paralysis.
abstract: A case of facial nerve paralysis secondary to acute suppurative parotitis is described. This is a rare complication in the absence of malignant processes in the parotid.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Bradford Royal Infirmary, West Yorkshire, UK.
authors: Y T
authors: YT
authors: Pang
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Raine
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010309:Parotitis / Q000150:complications*