Affiliations 

  • 1 Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. zurina@medic.upm.edu.my
Med J Malaysia, 2012 Dec;67(6):631-2.
PMID: 23770964 MyJurnal

Abstract

Parotid abscess is uncommon in neonates. It is frequently related to prematurity, prolonged gavage feeding and dehydration. We report a case of a late preterm infant who developed the classical manifestation of unilateral acute Staphylococcus aureus suppurative parotitis progressing to formation of abscess which responded to surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy.

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