A Rare Case of Captopril-Induced Parotid Gland Enlargement

Ahmed Khan; Malak Alshehri; Ahad Babkier; Kutaiba Alahmad; Wisam Siam

doi:10.7759/cureus.34339

A Rare Case of Captopril-Induced Parotid Gland Enlargement

Cureus. 2023 Jan 29;15(1):e34339. doi: 10.7759/cureus.34339. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Ahmed Khan¹, Malak Alshehri², Ahad Babkier², Kutaiba Alahmad³, Wisam Siam⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia, Al Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, SAU.
² Department of Medicine and Surgery, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
³ Department of Medicine, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, SAU.
⁴ Emergency Department, Al Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, SAU.

Abstract

The use of captopril has been linked to scarce adverse events characterized by parotid glands enlargement. We report a case of captopril-induced parotid enlargement in a patient with uncontrolled hypertension. A 57-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) with an acute state of headache. The patient has a background of untreated hypertension for which he was managed in the emergency department (ED) by the administration of captopril 12.5 mg sublingually to control his blood pressure. Shortly after the drug administration, he started to experience bilateral painless enlargement of parotid glands that resolved a few hours after the drug was withdrawn.

Keywords: adverse drug events; captopril; case report; parotid enlargement; rare case.

Publication types

Case Reports