Parotitis-Like Symptoms Associated with COVID-19, France, March-April 2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep;26(9):2270-2271. doi: 10.3201/eid2609.202059. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

Abstract

We report the clinical features of 3 patients in France who had parotitis (inflammation of the parotid salivary glands) as a clinical manifestation of confirmed coronavirus disease. Results from magnetic resonance imaging support the occurrence of intraparotid lymphadenitis, leading to a parotitis-like clinical picture.

Keywords: COVID-19; France; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; neck; node; parotid; parotitis; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications*
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Female
  • France
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Parotitis / virology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Young Adult