篇名 | Simultaneous Mumps and Acute Appendicitis: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature |
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卷期 | 32:3 |
作者 | Yuan-Ming Tsai 、 Jyh-Cherng Yu 、 De-Chuan Chan 、 Sheng-Der Hsu |
頁次 | 155-156 |
關鍵字 | mumps 、 acute appendicitis 、 orchitis 、 parotid glands 、 acute abdomen 、 MEDLINE 、 Scopus |
出刊日期 | 201206 |
Mumps is a contagious viral infection caused by the mumps virus. Its chief characteristics are non-suppurative swelling and painful parotitis. Clinical diagnosis is made on the basis of painful swelling of the parotid glands. Many complications are associated with mumps infection, such us orchitis, epidydimitis, oophoritis, and pancreatitis. Mortality is rare, but acute abdominal pain is an occasional occurrence. There are limited case reports of mumps and acute appendicitis. In this report, we share our experience of managing a case of concurrent mumps and acute appendicitis.