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Am J Emerg Med
. 2020 Jun 27;S0735-6757(20)30549-0.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.059. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Associated Parotitis: A Case Report
Jennifer Fisher[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Derek L Monette[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Krupa R Patel[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Brendan P Kelley[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Maura Kennedy[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
As the 2019 coronavirus pandemic has unfolded, an increasing number of atypical presentations of COVID-19 have been reported. As patients with COVID-19 often present to emergency departments for initial care, it is important that emergency clinicians are familiar with these atypical presentations in order to prevent disease transmission. We present a case of a 21-year-old woman diagnosed in our ED with COVID-19 associated parotitis and review the epidemiology and management of parotitis. We discuss the importance of considering COVID-19 in the differential of parotitis and other viral-associated syndromes and emphasize the importance of donning personal protective equipment during the initial evaluation.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Parotitis.
. 2020 Jun 27;S0735-6757(20)30549-0.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.059. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Associated Parotitis: A Case Report
Jennifer Fisher[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Derek L Monette[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Krupa R Patel[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Brendan P Kelley[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Maura Kennedy[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32631770
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.059
Abstract
As the 2019 coronavirus pandemic has unfolded, an increasing number of atypical presentations of COVID-19 have been reported. As patients with COVID-19 often present to emergency departments for initial care, it is important that emergency clinicians are familiar with these atypical presentations in order to prevent disease transmission. We present a case of a 21-year-old woman diagnosed in our ED with COVID-19 associated parotitis and review the epidemiology and management of parotitis. We discuss the importance of considering COVID-19 in the differential of parotitis and other viral-associated syndromes and emphasize the importance of donning personal protective equipment during the initial evaluation.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Parotitis.