[Pneumoparotid: a case report and review of the literature].
This article reports a case of peneumoparotid in a ten-year-old girl. This pathology is caused by insufflation of air into the acini of the parotid gland via Stensen's duct. A review of the literature shows that it has many aetiologies but more frequently it presents as an occupational hazard among glassblowers and wind instrumentalists. It may also occur by auto-insufflation in adolescence who often have psychological problems. The diagnosis is made from the history and imaging. The treatment is aetiologic and symptomatic.
Franco
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CHU Pellegrin, Clinique ORL et CCF, Tripode, Place Amélie Raba Leon, F-33076 Bordeaux, France.
Houliat
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Devars
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Traissac
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D002648:Child; D004646:Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000209:etiology*