Open AccessAcute neonatal parotid abscess: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Shreesh Kolekar,
Tejas Chincholi,
Ashok Y Kshirsagar,
Narendra Porwal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.194675
Subject(s) - medicine , intravenous antibiotics , abscess , parotitis , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , surgery , parotid gland , rare disease , appendix , pathology , disease , paleontology , biology , genetics , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology
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.