Caracterización clínica de la parotiditis recurrente en ni？os. Hospital Pediátrico William Soler

the recurrent parotitis is in order of frequency the second inflammatory disease that affects the parotid gland; it is defined like an inflammatory process generally associated to a glandular non obstructive sialectasis. it is characterized by recurrent inflammatory episodes and volume increase of one or both parotids glands, occasionally accompanied by fever and general uneasiness. these episodes are alternated with remission intervals of weeks or months, in which the gland is observed clinically asymptomatic. it was carried out a study in 74 children smaller than 15 years, with diagnose of recurrent parotitis from 2000 to 2007 in order to perform a clinical characterization of this disease. to each patient it was carried out: interrogation and physical exam, diagnose was confirmed with ultrasound. there were not found remarkable differences among sexes. the presentation age of the first crisis was around 3 years, with an average of 7 crises per patient and 6 days of duration. in most of the cases it occurred as a bilateral volume increase, accompanied by pain.