The differential diagnosis for facial swelling is broad and can be a diagnostic challenge in the pediatric emergency department. We describe the first pediatric case of acute parotitis with sialolithiasis where the diagnosis was facilitated by point-of-care ultrasound.
Carrie Ng, Keegan Tupchong, and Rosemary Thomas-Mohtat.
From the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Apr 1; 36 (4): 205-207.
AbstractThe differential diagnosis for facial swelling is broad and can be a diagnostic challenge in the pediatric emergency department. We describe the first pediatric case of acute parotitis with sialolithiasis where the diagnosis was facilitated by point-of-care ultrasound.