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Posted On : 01 Nov 2005

Please highlight me about investigating a child aged 5 yrs who is getting recurrent episodes of parotitis. She is HIV negative. The individual attacks respond to Antibiotics and Antiinflammatory drugs.

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Rajesh Balu

Ragiographic study of salivary duct- look for stones- scars,
Biopsy of gland, Auto immune assay

19 years ago

Udayan

Check for Lupus, Syphlis,Cystic fibrosis, Sarcoid........A sialogram to rule out ductal pathology or stones.

19 years ago

Jennifer Geel

amylase

19 years ago

pediatriconcall

Recurrent episodes of parotitis may be due to recurrent bacterial infections with duct obstruction or duct stones, chronic autoimmune parotitis, Mikulicz disease , Sjögren syndrome, sarcoidosis and Juvenile Parotitis of Childhood.

19 years ago

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