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We report the first whole-genome sequence of mumps virus isolated from a two-year-old girl with bilateral parotitis from a Chikkahallivana village in the Davangere district of Karnataka State, India. The genome of the Davangere mumps isolate was 15,384 bp in length and identical to previously published mumps virus (MuV) genomes from India. BLAST results show 99.1% identity with previously seque...

Dear Editor Neonatal suppurative parotitis (NSP) is rare; fewer than 90 cases were reported before 1970[1]. A study by Spiegel et al identified only 32 cases in the English literature between 1970 and 2004[2]. Another study by Ismail et al identified 12 new cases in the English literature since 2004[3]. We are reporting another case. Most cases were male (77%) and one third of them were preterm...

Facial nerve palsy with a parotid mass is usually associated with malignant neoplasm of parotid gland. Its occurrence as a complication of parotid abscess is extremely rare. A literature review revealed only 16 cases of facial nerve palsy associated with suppurative parotitis or parotid abscess were reported. We present a case of deep parotid abscess which is complicated by facial nerve dysfunc...

We present a report of a patient with signs and symptoms of acute unilateral parotitis. The patient was subsequently found to have multiple metal wires embedded within the right sternocleidomastoid muscle, with no evidence of preceding trauma. Although the etiology was unclear, a childhood injury was suspected, highlighting the need for a high index of suspicion for foreign bodies in any child ...