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Sialadenitis as chickenpox complication in a 6-year-old girl

Chickenpox is considered as a mild disease, but sometimes it is associated with complications. Among them sialadenitis is mentioned sporadically. We describe a case of the 6-year-old girl suffering from complicated chickenpox. On the basis of clinical data and ultrasound image we diagnosed in her in...

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Autores principales: Betkiewicz, A., Fornalczyk, M., Urban, K., Jarecka, B., Obuchowicz, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7868919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33598402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01052
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Sumario:Chickenpox is considered as a mild disease, but sometimes it is associated with complications. Among them sialadenitis is mentioned sporadically. We describe a case of the 6-year-old girl suffering from complicated chickenpox. On the basis of clinical data and ultrasound image we diagnosed in her inflammation of both submandibular glands. Moreover, the ultrasound image suggested possibility of an inflammation developing in the left parotid gland.