Acute neonatal parotid abscess: A rare case report

Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2016 Oct-Dec;13(4):199-201. doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.194675.

Abstract

Acute suppurative parotitis is uncommon in children and is very rare in neonates. Most common organism isolated is Staphylococcus aureus. We present a 15-day-old full-term breast-fed female neonate with left-sided acute parotid abscess. The baby presented with a left preauricular swelling, pain and redness. Pus was exuded from left Stensen's duct on compression of the gland externally. Early diagnosis and proper intravenous antibiotics are the keys to the treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Abscess / therapy
  • Acute Disease
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Drainage / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Parotid Gland / diagnostic imaging*
  • Parotitis / diagnosis*
  • Parotitis / therapy
  • Rare Diseases
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / therapy
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents