Article type: Letter to the Editor
Article title: Facial nerve palsy secondary to parotid abscess: Antibiotics, incision, and drainage
Journal: Journal of the Scientific Society
Year: 2022
Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana LetÃcia Fornari Caprara
E-mail: jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Acute bacterial suppurative parotitis and parotid abscesses are uncommonly reported. But, they usually occur in immunocompromised individuals, with postoperative conditions, poor oral hygiene, and dehydration. The most common clinical manifestation of parotid abscess is a very painful mass located at the angle of the mandible associated with necrosis of the parotid gland. In this context, parotid abscess presenting with seventh lower motor neuron cranial nerve palsy was rarely depicted. A literature search was performed in MEDLINE/PubMed, on a set of terms that included parotid, abscess, and facial nerve. Only articles in English with a complete report of the year of the publication, authors' country, patient's sex, age, comorbidities, bacterial culture, management, and recovery status in the follow-up were included. We identified 14 studies with 17 individuals. Also, we added the case described by Pattanshetti et al. and an unreported case from our institution.
Keywords: Facial nerve palsy; parotid abscess; parotid gland; surgical procedure; staphylococcus aureus
Full text available at:
https://www.jscisociety.com/text.asp?2022/49/3/358/365205
DOI
10.4103/jss.jss_5_22
Citation
Rissardo JP, Fornari Caprara AL. Facial nerve palsy secondary to parotid abscess: Antibiotics, incision, and drainage. J Sci Soc 2022;49:358-60.
