COVID-19 associated parotitis - 11/12/20

Doi : 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.059

Jennifer Fisher, PA-C ^a, Derek L. Monette, MD ^b, Krupa R. Patel, MD ^c, Brendan P. Kelley, MD, MSc ^d, Maura Kennedy, MD ^b,^{^⁎}
^a Departments of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States of America
^b Departments of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
^c Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye & Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
^d Departments of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America

^⁎Corresponding author at: 5 Emerson Place, 119B, Boston, MA 02114, United States of America.5 Emerson Place, 119BBostonMA02114United States of America

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Abstract

As the 2019 coronavirus pandemic has unfolded, an increasing number of atypical presentations of COVID-19 have been reported. As patients with COVID-19 often present to emergency departments for initial care, it is important that emergency clinicians are familiar with these atypical presentations in order to prevent disease transmission. We present a case of a 21-year-old woman diagnosed in our ED with COVID-19 associated parotitis and review the epidemiology and management of parotitis. We discuss the importance of considering COVID-19 in the differential of parotitis and other viral-associated syndromes and emphasize the importance of donning personal protective equipment during the initial evaluation.

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Keywords : Parotitis, Coronavirus, COVID-19