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

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Department of Paediatrics in Bytom, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.

Published: January 2021

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.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7868919PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01052DOI Listing

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