Current Management of Juvenile Recurrent Parotitis

Abstract

Juvenile recurrent parotitis is a disease of unclear etiology. It occurs between the ages of 4 months and 15 years, but is usually self-limiting with puberty. Clinical features consist of unilateral, occasionally bilateral, episodic swelling of the parotid with pain, fever, and hyposecretion by the affected salivary gland. Numerous theories have been proposed for its pathogenesis, with almost as many diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. As the cause is still unexplained, various types of treatment have been tried over the years. This article discusses the most commonly used conservative and surgical treatment options of the last decades.