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Parotitis as extrapulmonary tuberculosis: The mycobacterium that cause tuberculosis can also cause parotid infection. Parotid swelling can be an uncommon symptom of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB outside of the lungs). The usual symptoms are a cough, fever, weight loss, shortness of breath, chest pain, tiredness and chills.
Postparotidectomy complications (facial deformity or facial nerve palsy) Temporary facial nerve palsy occurs in around one third to two thirds of patients following superficial parotidectomy. Cosmetic deformity is relatively minor, although symptoms may recur in up to 11-13%, of these not all require further treatment.
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.
swollen and tender salivary glands under the ears on one or both sides (parotitis) Symptoms typically appear 16–18 days after infection, but this period can range from 12 to 25 days after infection, and the people usually recover after a week or two. [55] Complications that can arise from the mumps infection are [56]
Inflammation of one or both parotid glands is known as parotitis. The most common cause of parotitis is mumps. Widespread vaccination against mumps has markedly reduced the incidence of mumps parotitis. The pain of mumps is due to the swelling of the gland within its fibrous capsule. [3]
A new study suggests that acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol, can cause complications in some people over age 65. Drs. Marc Siegel and Macie Smith comment on the findings.
Sialolithiasis accounts for about 50% of all disease occurring in major salivary glands, and for about 66% of all obstructive salivary gland diseases. Salivary gland stones are twice as common in males as in females. The most common age range in which they occur is between 30 and 60, and they are uncommon in children. [2]
Symptoms: Bump at the site of the bite or scratch, swollen and painful lymph nodes [2] Complications: Encephalopathy, parotitis, endocarditis, hepatitis [3] Usual onset: Within 14 days after infection [2] Causes: Bartonella henselae from a cat bite or scratch [2] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms, blood tests [3] Differential diagnosis