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  • Title: Acute suppurative parotitis: a dreadful complication in elderly surgical patients.
    Author: Lampropoulos P, Rizos S, Marinis A.
    Journal: Surg Infect (Larchmt); 2012 Aug; 13(4):266-9. PubMed ID: 22913804.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Acute suppurative parotitis (ASP) is a severe infection seen particularly in elderly surgical patients. Factors that increase the risk of ASP include post-operative dehydration, debilitating conditions, and immunosuppressed states. METHOD: Case report and literature review. RESULTS: An 82-year-old female patient was admitted because of paralytic ileus, dehydration, and poor oral hygiene, and was in distress. After two days of hospitalization, the patient developed a progressive painful swelling of her right parotid gland and fever up to 39.0°C. Computed tomography scanning showed an abscess in the parotid gland. Because of her progressive clinical deterioration, the patient underwent operative drainage of the abscess and removal of the necrotic material. Unfortunately, she suffered multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and died. CONCLUSION: Acute suppurative parotitis requires prompt aggressive treatment that nevertheless may fail.
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