title: [Clinical analysis of the patients with mumps].
abstract: Mump morbidity in Lithuania and the City of Siauliai has rapidly increased in 1999; 5946 and 879, respectively. During the past decade, the number of cases was much lower: in Lithuania from 383 to 632, and in the City of Siauliai from 6 to 31. There were 87 cases of mumps diagnosed (M-72, F-15). The age of patients was 15-42 years. Most patients were 15-20 years old. The majority of patients was admitted to the department in spring and summer. The most common acute symptoms of mumps were: fever (97.70%) and painful enlargement of the salivary glands (71.26%). Rare symptoms were: painful swallowing, weakness, nausea and vomiting. Orchitis was observed in 43 patients (59.72% of male) and increasing of amylases in 52 patients (59.77%). Meningitis developed in 15 patients while 1 of them had cochleoneuritis, which led to deafness. The duration of treatment in hospital was 3-39 days (avg. 8.29). Two pregnant women were treated with mumps in our department. The condition of their fetus was not affected.
authors.affiliation: Hospital of Siauliai, V. Kudirkos 99, Lithuania. aidask@splius.lt
authors.forename: Aidas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kausas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008097:Lithuania / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000209:etiology; D009107:Mumps / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009920:Orchitis / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors