Acute parotitis

Case contributed by Morlie L Wang , 22 Mar 2011
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Praveen Jha, 18 Sep 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
Presentation was added:
Right sided cheek swelling and pain since three days.
Age was set to 29.
Gender was set to Female.
Body was added:

This is a CT depiction of acute parotid sialadenitis.

  • +<p>This is a CT depiction of acute parotid <a title="Parotid sialadenitis" href="/articles/sialadenitis">sialadenitis</a>.</p>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was added:

Bulky edematous and markedly enhancing right parotid gland with surrounding fat stranding.

Images Changes:

Image CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( update )

Perspective was set to Axial.

Image CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( update )

Perspective was set to Coronal.

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