Acute suppurative parotitis in a 33-day-old patient
JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS, cilt.61, sa.3, ss.218-221, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.1093/tropej/fmv012
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.218-221
- Anahtar Kelimeler: suppurative parotitis, infant, Staphylococcus aureus
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Acute suppurative parotitis is a rare disease in childhood. Its incidence is higher in premature new-borns. Parotid swelling and pus drainage from Stenson's duct is pathognomonic, and Staphylococcus aureus is the causative agent in most cases. Here, a 33-day-old patient with acute suppurative parotitis is presented.