title: Parotid abscess in a late premature infant: a case report.
abstract: Parotid abscess is uncommon in neonates. It is frequently related to prematurity, prolonged gavage feeding and dehydration. We report a case of a late preterm infant who developed the classical manifestation of unilateral acute Staphylococcus aureus suppurative parotitis progressing to formation of abscess which responded to surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. zurina@medic.upm.edu.my.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zurina
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jasminder
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Neoh
authors.forename: I G S
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Cheah
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007234:Infant, Premature; D010309:Parotitis; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus