Pneumoparotitis in a child. Clinical observation

Abstract

Emphysematous parotitis is a casuistically rare disease of the parotid salivary gland. Especially in childhood, a rare clinical observation of idiopathic emphysematous parotitis in an 11-yearold child with a pronounced edema of the right half of the face without signs of intoxication is presented. Massive gas inclusions in the soft tissues of the face and neck were detected by ultrasound, minimal ones – in the anterior mediastinum. The diagnosis was confirmed by CT and MRI. Recovery was on the background of conservative therapy. The publication is illustrated with data of radiologic scans, supplemented with a brief review of the literature.