the administration of NSAIDs. In most cases mumps is self-limiting disease and the treatment is only relieves symptoms as they occur, primarily through anti-inflammatory and antipyretic drugs. Bed rest is recommended only when needed. With this measure, there are no statistics showing a decrease ...
There is a 14-18-day period between contracting the mumps virus and the onset of symptoms and signs. Viral shedding is short-lived and a patient should be isolated from other susceptible individuals for the first five days following the onset of swelling of the salivary (parotid) glands. The...
Data on demographics, number of acute episodes/year, course of disease, site of symptoms and duration of follow up were collected. The inclusion criteria were: at least two or more episodes of intermittent swelling of the parotid glands on one side or both sides during the last 6 months, ...
Symptoms may diminish and disappear spontaneously after puberty. Sometimes the disease may persist until adulthood (1–3). Among the postulated etiological factors of ICRP are congenital ductal malformations, genetic factors, allergies, bacterial infections, local manifestations of autoimmune disease, and ...
dryness of mouth and fever, chills attends above features. There can be complaints on either one or both sides and the intensity of symptoms also tend to vary from case to case. If not treated well in time then there are chances of collection of pus (abscess formation) in the parotid gla...
The ideal management of this condition still remains unclear, however symptoms typically resolve by puberty. Treatment focuses on minimally invasive procedures such as sialography and sialendoscopy to reduce the frequency and severity of acute episodes. Conclusions Acute episodes of JRP can occur up to...
Conclusions: Parotidectomy is an effective surgical approach for the patients with chronic obstructive parotitis who fail to respond positively to conservative treatment and with symptoms recurring frequently. Superficial parotidectomy is the surgical technique of choice. It is essential to remove the ...
We observed a total resolution of symptoms in two children and an improvement in the other four. No relevant side effects were seen.Our results suggest that irrigation therapy is a reasonable, simple, and minimally invasive treatment alternative for JRP. In contrast to sialendoscopy or sialography...
This retrospectively analysed the frequency of pain and parotid swelling after sialendoscopy. The results were compared to their pre intervention status when they were on medical management. Sialendoscopic management was offered only to those patients under medical treatment with symptoms of two or more...
The patient was presented with fever, swelling of both parotid regions, redness and pain. The complaints started two months ago following the upper respiratory symptoms, which was diagnosed as mumps. It was observed that the complaints had decreased with treatment but recurred. While recurrent ...