Bacterial Parotiditis in two neonates

Kharazmi Abdolali, M.D.(1)

Heydariyan,Farhad M.D(3)

Sarvghad, Mohamad Reza(3)

Jafari, Vahid M.D. (4)

Abstract

The authors report two cases of neonatal parotitis which is a rare infection in newborns and been reported less than 120 times world literature. Neonatal bacterial parotitis is commonly represented with fever and swelling and erythema in the preauricular area. The treatment requires appropriate use of antibiotic for 7-10 days.

Our patients were a 15 day old boy who was presented with fever, poor feeding swelling, redness, induration and tenderness of left preauricular region and a 10 day old girl who admitted due to fever, restlessnss , swelling and erythema of left external auricular region.

Both of were treated successfully with parenteral antibiotic for 7 days were followed by oral antibiotics.

Keywords: Neonatal parotitis, sialadenitis