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Treatment of Juvenile Recurrent Parotitis

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 42; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.otc.2009.09.002

1557-8259

Philippe Katz, Dana M. Hartl, A. Guerre,

Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas

Juvenile recurrent parotitis (JRP) can be a debilitating illness in children. Knowing how to recognize and diagnose it for early treatment avoids recurrences that could lead to significant destruction of the glandular parenchyma. This article discusses the various therapeutic modalities proposed in the literature (medical treatment or sialendoscopy) and describes the authors' treatment of choice of combining antibiotics and iodinated oil sialography .