Parotitis

Parotitis is an inflammation of one or both parotid glands, the major salivary glands located on either side of the face, in humans. The parotid gland is the salivary gland most commonly affected by inflammation. Parotitis is most often caused by a bacterial infection of Staphylococcus aureus, but can result from viral infection, and other causes. The most common viral cause of parotitis is mumps. Blockage of the main parotid duct, or one of its branches, is often a primary cause of acute parotitis, with further inflammation secondary to bacterial superinfection. Acute suppurative parotitis is a very painful bacterial infection of the gland. Swelling without pain and without infection also constitutes a form of parotitis, which may be acute or chronic.Orchitis in young children might be a complication of parotitis because mumps is a common cause for childhood orchitis. (From the Wikpedia article Parotitis.)

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Recent Publications on Parotitis:
Facial palsy caused by mumps parotitis. Swine origin influenza was first recognized in the border area of Mexico...	11th November, 2009		Neurol India. 2009 Jul-Aug;57(4):511-2. DOI Direct Link
Case presentations of salivary gland infections. Salivary gland infections arise from a wide variety of etiologies:...	30th October, 2009	Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, New York University College	Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2009 Aug;21(3):359-62. DOI Direct Link
Diagnosis and management of pediatric salivary gland infections. The incidence of salivary gland infections in the pediatric population is...	30th October, 2009	Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Advanced Education Program	Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2009 Aug;21(3):345-52. DOI Direct Link
The bacteriology of salivary gland infections. The parotid gland is the salivary gland most commonly affected by...	30th October, 2009	Georgetown University School of Medicine, 4431 Albemarle Street NW,	Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2009 Aug;21(3):269-74. DOI Direct Link
Bilateral acute parotitis following insertion of a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube. OBJECTIVES: To estimate parotitis caused by fine-needle aspiration (FNA)...	24th October, 2009	Department of Gastroenterology, Ege University Medical School, Izmir,	Endoscopy. 2009;41 Suppl 2:E206. Epub 2009 Jul 27. DOI Direct Link
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5663315	Isolated DNA encoding human GP2
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