Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2017
A 30-year-old patient complains of pain and swelling in the area of the left parotid salivary gland, which occurred 7 days after he had undergone abdominal cavity surgery. Objectively: body temperature equals 39°C, reduced mouth opening; dry mouth; when the gland is massaged, there is purulent exudate being secreted from its duct. The patient can be diagnosed with the following disease:
Answer options
- Phlegmon of parotid-masseteric region
- Phlegmon of submasseteric space
- Acute non-epidemic parotitis
- Acute epidemic parotitis
- Parenchymatous parotitis
Correct answer
Acute non-epidemic parotitis
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