[Its not always due to mumps!].
A painless swelling of the parotid gland with non-specific symptoms and uncharacteristic blood values is not necessarily caused by mumps. On the contrary, this should be examined with targeted imaging, conventional X-rays of the thorax on two levels and for further differential diagnostic clarification, computed tomography of the thorax in order to search for further causes.
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Institut für Klinische Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Deutschland. carolin.brockmann@rad.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
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D004487:Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009107:Mumps / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult