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  2. Pneumoparotitis - Wikipedia

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    Pneumoparotitis (also termed pneumosialadenitis [1] wind parotitis, [1] surgical mumps, [2] or anaesthesia mumps), [2] is a rare cause of parotid gland swelling which occurs when air is forced through the parotid (Stensen) duct resulting in inflation of the duct.

  3. Parotitis - Wikipedia

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    Acute viral parotitis (mumps): The most common viral cause of parotitis is mumps. Routine vaccinations have dropped the incidence of mumps to a very low level. Mumps resolves on its own in about ten days. A viral infection caused by Paramyxovirus, a single-stranded RNA virus. Common symptoms include fever, headache and bilateral or unilateral ...

  4. Mumps virus - Wikipedia

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    The mumps virus (MuV) is the virus that causes mumps. MuV contains a single-stranded, negative-sense genome made of ribonucleic acid (RNA). Its genome is about 15,000 nucleotides in length and contains seven genes that encode nine proteins.

  5. 11 common bug bites — and photos to help you identify them

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    That can lead to swelling and pus alongside the itchy bites. Thankfully, chigger bites don't cause diseases like tick bites can, Levoska says. And most people can manage the itchiness at home, she ...

  6. Doctors Explain What It Means When You Have Chills But No Fever

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    Here’s an overview of some things that can cause chills but no fever: 1. Being in a Cold Environment. ... Swelling or hives. Rapid heart rate. Change in urine color, odor, or frequency.

  7. Hatchcock's sign - Wikipedia

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    mumps: Hatchcock's sign is a clinical sign in which upward pressure on the angle of the mandible causes pain due to parotitis in mumps, but no pain in adenitis. [1]

  8. Sialadenitis - Wikipedia

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    Acute sialadenitis is an acute inflammation of a salivary gland which may present itself as a red, painful swelling that is tender to touch. Chronic sialadenitis is typically less painful but presents as recurrent swellings, usually after meals, without redness.

  9. Dacryoadenitis - Wikipedia

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    If the cause of dacryoadenitis is a viral condition such as mumps, simple rest and warm compresses may be all that is needed. For other causes, the treatment is specific to the causative disease. For other causes, the treatment is specific to the causative disease.