parotitis
/ˌparəˈtʌɪtɪs
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
Inflammation of a parotid gland, especially (infectious parotitis) mumps.The great majority of cases begin as a tonsillitis or pharyngitis with occasional cases associated with mastoiditis, otitis media, parotitis, sinusitis and dental infections....
- Mumps results from infection with the mumps virus and can lead to parotitis, meningoencephalitis, and orchitis.
- Rare presentations of infection include severe haemorrhage, jaundice, parotitis, and cardiomyopathy.