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Parotitis

Parotitis: Introduction

Parotitis: Inflammation of parotid glands (salivary glands). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Parotitis is available below.

Symptoms of Parotitis

• Swollen parotid glands
• Swollen glands near jaw and cheek
• more symptoms...»

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Parotitis: Complications

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Disease Topics Related To Parotitis

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• Acute parotitis
• Chronic parotitis
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• Gangrenous
• Parotid abscess
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Medical Textbooks Online about Parotitis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Parotitis?

• Misdiagnosis of Parotitis
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Causes of Parotitis

• Mumps
• Sjogren's syndrome
• Bacterial infection of parotid gland
• Blocked salivary duct
• Stone in salivary duct
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More information about causes of Parotitis:

• Underlying causes of Parotitis
• Parotitis as a complication caused by other conditions

Latest Treatments for Parotitis

• Local heat
• Gentle massage
• Superficial parotidectomy
• Tympanic neurectomy
• Ligation of the parotid duct
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 latest treatments for Parotitis

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Clinical Trials for Parotitis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Parotitis include:

• A Study of 2 Doses of Menactra, a Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Healthy Toddlers - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Assess GSK Biologicals' MMR Vaccine (Priorix) When Given to Healthy Children at the Age of 12 to 18 Months in Singapore. - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Immunogenicity and Safety of Hepatitis A Vaccine Given at the Same Time of Measles, Mumps, Rubella Combined Vaccine - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Immunogenicity and Safety of a Combined Vaccine to Prevent Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Chickenpox Diseases - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Immunogenicity and Safety of a Combined Vaccine to Prevent Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Chickenpox Diseases - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 20 Clinical Trials for Parotitis

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Definitions of Parotitis:

Inflammation of the parotid gland. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Inflammation of one or both parotid glands - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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