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Non-occupational recurrent bilateral pneumoparotitis in an adolescent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Alfio Ferlito ,
Marilisa Andretta ,
Marco Baldan  and
Francesco Candiani
Alfio Ferlito*
Affiliation:
ENT Department, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Marilisa Andretta
Affiliation:
ENT Department, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Marco Baldan
Affiliation:
ENT Department, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Francesco Candiani
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
*
A. Ferlito, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology, University of Padua, Nuovo Policlinico, 35128 Padova, Italy.
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Abstract

This is a case report of recurrent bilateral parotid swelling with intraglandular gaseous bubbles in a 14-year-old boy, together with a review of the literature on this condition, which is usually called pneumoparotitis. The disorder has been reported as an occupational hazard in wind instrument players and glass-blowers and also as a rare non-occupational disease, mainly in adolescents and often associated with psychological problems.

Keywords

Parotitispneumo

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Type
View from Within: Radiology in Focus
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 6 , June 1992 , pp. 558 - 560
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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