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==History and Symptoms== | ==Overview== | ||
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* Abnormal | ==History== | ||
* | *A patient with a history of [[smoking]] may be vulnerable to parotitis from [[bacterial]] infection.<ref name="urlSalivary duct stones: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia">{{cite web |url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001039.htm |title=Salivary duct stones: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
* Dry mouth | **Smoking's reduction in salivary flow rate will predispose the patient to parotitis.<ref name="pmid23346336">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rad M, Kakoie S, Niliye Brojeni F, Pourdamghan N |title=Effect of Long-term Smoking on Whole-mouth Salivary Flow Rate and Oral Health |journal=J Dent Res Dent Clin Dent Prospects |volume=4 |issue=4 |pages=110–4 |year=2010 |pmid=23346336 |pmc=3429961 |doi=10.5681/joddd.2010.028 |url=}}</ref> | ||
* [[Fever]] | *History of chronic illness should be considered in a parotitis patient due to the predisposition to [[bacterial]] infection. | ||
* Mouth or facial pain | *History of oral infections due to poor oral hygiene should be considered. | ||
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* | ==Symptoms== | ||
Symptoms of parotitis include the following:<ref name="urlSalivary duct stones: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia">{{cite web |url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001039.htm |title=Salivary duct stones: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | |||
*Abnormal tastes | |||
*[[Trismus|Difficulty opening mouth]] | |||
*[[Dry mouth]] | |||
*[[Fever]] | |||
*Mouth or facial pain | |||
**Especially during [[chewing]] and [[swallowing]] | |||
*[[Erythema|Reddening]] of the face or upper neck | |||
*Facial [[swelling]] | |||
**Particularly in front of the ears | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
[[Category:Infectious disease]] | [[Category:Infectious disease]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History
- A patient with a history of smoking may be vulnerable to parotitis from bacterial infection.[1]
- Smoking's reduction in salivary flow rate will predispose the patient to parotitis.[2]
- History of chronic illness should be considered in a parotitis patient due to the predisposition to bacterial infection.
- History of oral infections due to poor oral hygiene should be considered.
Symptoms
Symptoms of parotitis include the following:[1]
- Abnormal tastes
- Difficulty opening mouth
- Dry mouth
- Fever
- Mouth or facial pain
- Especially during chewing and swallowing
- Reddening of the face or upper neck
- Facial swelling
- Particularly in front of the ears
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Salivary duct stones: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia".
- ↑ Rad M, Kakoie S, Niliye Brojeni F, Pourdamghan N (2010). "Effect of Long-term Smoking on Whole-mouth Salivary Flow Rate and Oral Health". J Dent Res Dent Clin Dent Prospects. 4 (4): 110–4. doi:10.5681/joddd.2010.028. PMC 3429961. PMID 23346336.