J R Coll Gen Pract. 1974 Aug;24(145):552-6.
A retrospective survey is described of 2,482 cases of mumps (1,513 males and 969 females) treated in a number of infectious disease units in England and Wales. About half the patients were under 15 years of age. Complications were recorded in 42 per cent of all cases (53 per cent of males and 25 per cent of females), the commonest complication in both sexes being involvement of the central nervous system. Three patients died, but in two of these there was serious underlying illness unrelated to mumps and in the remaining case a review of the records suggests, in retrospect, some doubt about the diagnosis of mumps. Deafness due to involvement of the eighth cranial nerve was the only permanent sequel recorded and occurred in five patients.From the results of this survey it is concluded that there is little need for general vaccination against mumps, although there might be an indication for vaccinating certain groups of the male population.
对在英格兰和威尔士多个传染病科室接受治疗的2482例腮腺炎病例（1513例男性和969例女性）进行了回顾性调查。约一半患者年龄在15岁以下。所有病例中有42%出现并发症（男性为53%，女性为25%），两性最常见的并发症是中枢神经系统受累。3例患者死亡，但其中2例有与腮腺炎无关的严重基础疾病，在其余病例中，回顾记录后发现，回顾起来对腮腺炎的诊断存在一些疑问。因第八颅神经受累导致的耳聋是唯一记录到的永久性后遗症，有5例患者出现。从本次调查结果得出结论，虽然可能有迹象表明需要对某些男性群体进行腮腺炎疫苗接种，但总体上几乎没有必要进行腮腺炎疫苗接种。
