[Pneumoparotid: a case report and review of the literature]

Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord). 2002;123(3):149-51.
[Article in French]

Abstract

This article reports a case of peneumoparotid in a ten-year-old girl. This pathology is caused by insufflation of air into the acini of the parotid gland via Stensen's duct. A review of the literature shows that it has many aetiologies but more frequently it presents as an occupational hazard among glassblowers and wind instrumentalists. It may also occur by auto-insufflation in adolescence who often have psychological problems. The diagnosis is made from the history and imaging. The treatment is aetiologic and symptomatic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Emphysema / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Parotid Diseases / etiology*