title: The use of botulinum toxin B in the treatment of a post-traumatic sialocele in a 4-year-old child: A case report.
abstract: Parotid sialoceles are bothersome complications of parotidectomy and penetrating injury to the parotid gland. Though typically self-limited and responsive to conservative management, they can be particularly difficult to manage in the pediatric population where even conservative interventions are less well tolerated. We present the case of a 4-year-old child with a post-traumatic parotid sialocele that was successfully managed with a single injection of botulinum toxin B. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of the use of botulinum toxin for this purpose in the pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States. Electronic address: jill_jeffe@rush.edu.
authors.forename: Jill S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jeffe
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
authors.forename: Cecille G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Sulman
mesh_terms: D065087:Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000293:injuries
chemical_list: D065087:Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors; C096323:rimabotulinumtoxinB; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A
keywords: Botulinum toxin; Sialocele