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Neonatal SialadenitisAka: Newborn Parotitis, Sialoadenitis in Infants

See Also
1. Sialadenitis
2. Viral Sialadenitis
Epidemiology
1. Specific type of Sialadenitis to newborns
Pathophysiology
1. Staphylococcus aureus (most common)
2. Escherichia coli
3. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
4. Branhamella catarrhalis
Risk Factors
1. Oral anatomic abnormalities
2. Dehydration
3. Prematurity
Signs
1. Warm, tender single Salivary Gland (usually parotid)
Labs
1. Gram Stain and culture of Salivary duct secretions
  1. Parotid duct (Stensen's Duct) at upper second molar
Management
1. Increase hydration
2. Oral antibiotics
Course
1. Resolution usually within 1 week
References
1. Walner in Cummings (1998) Otolaryngology, p. 5-121

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