Juvenile recurrent parotitis: a systematic review of treatment studies

Juvenile recurrent parotitis is a rare recurrent inflammation of the parotid glands occurring in children. The etiology remains obscure and the treatment is still debated. In the present study, we perform a systematic review of the literature with the purpose of identifying and discussing the treatment options emerged over the last 28 years in order to prevent recurrent episodes of parotitis.We ultimately included 24 studies. The definitions used for juvenile recurrent parotitis varied widely and none of the selected studies referred exactly to the same definition.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - July 4, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Werner Garavello, Monica Redaelli, Francesca Galluzzi, Lorenzo Pignataro Tags: Review Article Source Type: research