Bilateral parotitis in a patient under continuous positive airway pressure treatment


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Abdullayev R., Saral F. C., Kucukebe O. B., Sayiner H. S., Bayraktar C., Akgun S.

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA, cilt.66, ss.661-663, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

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Background and objectives: Many conditions such as bacterial and viral infectious diseases, mechanical obstruction due to air and calculi and drugs can cause parotitis. We present a case of unusual bilateral parotitis in a patient under non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation in intensive care unit.