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==Overview==
==Overview==
Majority of the patients infected with mumps usually recover completely. However, mumps can occasionally cause complications, and some of them can be serious. Complications may occur even if the patient does not have [[salivary gland enlargement|swollen salivary glands]] ([[parotitis]]) and are more common in people who have reached puberty.


==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==
Death is very unusual.  The disease is self-limiting, and general outcome is good, even if other organs are involved. Sterility in men from involvement of the testes is very rare. After the illness, life-long [[immunity (medical)|immunity]] to mumps generally occurs.
The disease is self-limiting, and the prognosis is generally good, even if other organs are involved. After the illness, life-long [[immunity (medical)|immunity]] to mumps generally occurs. Sterility in men secondary to [[testicle|testicular]] involvement and death are very rare occurrences.


==Complications==
==Complications==
Known complications of mumps include:
*Complications may occur even if the patient does not have [[salivary gland enlargement|swollen salivary glands]] ([[parotitis]]) and are more common in people who have reached puberty.
*Infection of other organ systems
 
*Sterility in men (this is quite rare, and mostly occurs in older men)
*Rare complications of mumps include:
*Mild forms of [[meningitis]] (rare, 40% of cases occur without parotid swelling)
:*Profound (91 dB or more) but rare [[sensorineural hearing loss]] which may be either unilateral or bilateral
*[[Encephalitis]] (very rare, rarely fatal)
 
*Profound (91 dB or more) but rare sensorineural [[hearing loss]], uni- or bilateral
:*Mild forms of [[meningitis]] (~40% of cases occur without parotid swelling)
:*[[Encephalitis]] (very rare, rarely fatal)
 
:*[[Infertility|Sterility]] in men secondary to [[orchitis]] is quite rare and mostly occurs in older men
 
:*[[Oophoritis]] and/or [[mastitis]] in females who have reached puberty
 
==Resources==
*[http://www.cdc.gov/mumps/about/mumps-facts.html CDC: Mumps Complications]


==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Majority of the patients infected with mumps usually recover completely. However, mumps can occasionally cause complications, and some of them can be serious. Complications may occur even if the patient does not have swollen salivary glands (parotitis) and are more common in people who have reached puberty.

Prognosis

The disease is self-limiting, and the prognosis is generally good, even if other organs are involved. After the illness, life-long immunity to mumps generally occurs. Sterility in men secondary to testicular involvement and death are very rare occurrences.

Complications

  • Rare complications of mumps include:
  • Mild forms of meningitis (~40% of cases occur without parotid swelling)
  • Encephalitis (very rare, rarely fatal)

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