PAROTID SIALOLITHIASIS COMPLICATED BY STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE INFECTION
Intro: Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of suppurative parotitis, while pneumococcal parotitis is one of the least common and least recognized causes. Here, we share a case of left parotid abscess caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae with underlying sialolithiasis. Methods: A 48-year-old...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-05-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223004198 |