title: Suppurative parotitis and submandibular sialadenitis.
abstract: Suppurative involvement of salivary gland in neonates is a rare disorder. Parotid gland being the most commonly involved. We described a case of suppurative parotitis leading to abscess formation and subsequent involvement of the submandibular gland. Incision and drainage of the abscess was performed, most of the purulent material was drained. Symptoms and signs resolved within 2 days. Pus culture grew Staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Raashid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Hussain A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Shera
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Sheikh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khurshid
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Ahmad N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: A Aejaz
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Afrozah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akhter
keywords: Abscess; neonate; parotitis
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