Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

A RARE CASE OF PAROTID ABSCESS

N N Dutta, Dhruba Jyoti Datta, Praneeth Kumar Koduru, Satish Reddy S

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A 17 year old student presented with rapidly progressive left sided facial swelling since 8 days associated with fever and painful mouth opening. Patient was admitted and on evaluation, it was diagnosed as abscess arising from parotid gland parenchyma. Along with conservative management, incision and drainage was done following which patient recovered and was discharged in a stable condition.

Parotid abscesses are rare. They are mostly complications of acute parotitis caused by bacteria like staphylococcus, streptococcus and viruses like mumps. Other causes include obstructing stones. Diagnosis is mostly prompted by clinical examination which can be confirmed by imaging. Treatment is conservative for initial stages but once abscess formation occurs, incision and drainage needs to be done. Prognosis is excellent provided effective drainage done.

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N N Dutta, Dhruba Jyoti Datta, Praneeth kumar Koduru, Satish reddy S, A RARE CASE OF PAROTID ABSCESS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-9 | September-2018

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