Zurina Z, Wong H L, Jasminder K, Neoh S H, Cheah I G S
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia. 2012 Dec;67(6):631-2.
Parotid abscess is uncommon in neonates. It is frequently related to prematurity, prolonged gavage feeding and dehydration. We report a case of a late preterm infant who developed the classical manifestation of unilateral acute Staphylococcus aureus suppurative parotitis progressing to formation of abscess which responded to surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy.
