Pneumoparotid with imaging findings:A case report and review of literature

BACKGROUND Pneumoparotid is a rare disease associated with retrograde airflow into the ductal system.There is no established treatment for this disease,which has no known complications.Mouth puffing and playing wind instruments are known to be the causes of this disease.CASE SUMMARY We managed a case,in which pneumoparotid suddenly recurred 4 months after surgery for purulent parotiditis.The patient did not report any obvious etiological factors,such as mouth puffing or playing a wind instrument.We reviewed 128 articles(from 1941 to 2023)that reported on a total of 166 patients with pneumoparotid,including the patient from the present case report,with imaging findings.This is the first reported case of pneumoparotid following surgery for purulent parotitis.The etiology in our case was classified as idiopathic.CONCLUSION Imaging findings could be sufficient for accurate pneumoparotid diagnoses and the exclusion of complications;computed tomography could be useful.

儿童难治性腮腺气肿1例报道及文献回顾

目的 探讨腮腺气肿的治疗方法,为临床提供参考。方法 报道1例儿童难治性腮腺气肿,结合文献对腮腺气肿的诊疗进行回顾分析。结果 该例患儿无明显诱因腮腺肿大1个月余,经抗炎治疗、心理干预治疗、物理加压治疗等保守治疗后无效,患儿既往有脑瘫伴癫痫病史,存在非自主性鼓颊行为,考虑为难治性病例。经腮腺导管结扎及腮腺浅叶部分切除术后得到根治。文献回顾表明,腮腺气肿是一种罕见的腮腺肿大,多为口腔内压力增加引起空气经腮腺导管返流入腮腺内所致,其诊断主要依靠间歇性的腮腺肿胀等临床表现及超声、CT、MRI、造影等影像学检查手段。现阶段治疗措施主要包括保守抗炎治疗、物理治疗、心理干预,手术治疗是难治性腮腺气肿的最终治疗手段。结论 腮腺气肿有进一步发展为腮腺炎症的可能,一般采取保守治疗,对于一些重症、复发性以及依从性差的病例,需要进行手术治疗。

腮腺气肿1例报告及文献复习

腮腺气肿是指腮腺内出现空气,但不伴有明显的炎症或感染灶。它是由于异常增高的口腔内压力,导致空气经腮腺导管返流入腮腺内所致,多伴有可导致口腔内压力明显增高的病程。本文报告1例腮腺气肿,并结合文献对其病因、临床表现、诊断及治疗进行讨论。