Emerging Infectious Diseases (Sep 2020)

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

  • Jerome R. Lechien,
  • Annaelle Chetrit,
  • Younes Chekkoury-Idrissi,
  • Lea Distinguin,
  • Marta Circiu,
  • Sven Saussez,
  • Najete Berradja,
  • Myriam Edjlali,
  • Stephane Hans,
  • Robert Carlier

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.202059
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 9
pp. 2270 – 2271

Abstract

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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.

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