An unusual case of acute parotitis in a young adult.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2017
Abstract
Acute bacterial parotitis is uncommon in young adults. Infection with Serratia marcescens is even rarer and usually found in hospitalized patients. This case report focuses on a young woman with acute bacterial parotitis caused by S. marcescens that required a longer-than-normal course of antibiotics.
Volume
30
Issue
8
First Page
27
Last Page
29
ISSN
1547-1896
Published In/Presented At
Sehic, A., Haenig, C., & Spear, F. (2017). An unusual case of acute parotitis in a young adult. JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 30(8), 27–29. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000521134.30915.a9
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
28742741
Department(s)
Department of Emergency Medicine
Document Type
Article
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