Document Type : Case reports

Authors

• Mahmoud Soltani
• Asma Javid

Department of Pediatric, Firoozabadi Clinical Research Development Unit (FACRDU), Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Acute parotitis is known as an uncommon disease in children and a rare condition in infancy. Dehydration, pre- maturity, immune deficiency, congenital anomalies of the parotid gland or ducts, and oral trauma are some of its important risk factors. The most common bacteria contributing to this condition is Staphylococcus aureus. Acute parotitis is managed with intra- venous antibiotic therapy and surgery in complicated cases. Favorable prognosis is reported in early diagnosis and proper antibiotic therapy.
Case Presentation: The present report presents the case of a 60-day-old breastfed female infant with a chief complaint of agitation referred to the Department of Pediatrics in a university-affiliated hospital in Tehran, Iran, in 2018. She underwent treatment for the infantile colic diagnosis.
Conclusions: Timely diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial parotitis prevented suppurative parotitis and formation of abscess.

Keywords

• Abscess
• Acute Parotitis
• Agitation
• Early Diagnosis
• Infant
• Newborn
• Parotid Gland
• Preauricular Swelling
• Risk Factors
• Staphylococcus aureus