Selective IgA deficiency in children with recurrent parotitis of childhood

Recurrent parotitis of childhood is defined as the relapsing form of juvenile (idiopathic) parotitis and represents a rare inflammatory disorder of the parotid gland with potentially significant morbidity. We reviewed the charts of patients who were diagnosed with inflammatory parotid diseases in ou...

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Published inThe Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 24; no. 5; p. 461
Main Authors Fazekas, Tamas, Wiesbauer, Peter, Schroth, Brigitte, Pötschger, Ulrike, Gadner, Helmut, Heitger, Andreas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2005
Subjects
Adolescent
Age Distribution
Austria - epidemiology
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Comorbidity
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
IgA Deficiency - diagnosis
IgA Deficiency - epidemiology
Incidence
Infant
Male
Parotitis - diagnosis
Parotitis - epidemiology
Parotitis - immunology
Probability
Recurrence
Reference Values
Registries
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Distribution
Austria
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Summary:Recurrent parotitis of childhood is defined as the relapsing form of juvenile (idiopathic) parotitis and represents a rare inflammatory disorder of the parotid gland with potentially significant morbidity. We reviewed the charts of patients who were diagnosed with inflammatory parotid diseases in our institution between 1992 and 2002. There were 91 patients presenting with juvenile parotitis (1 of 6117 of all clinical visits). Of these 91 cases, 23 patients (28%) had the relapsing form of juvenile parotitis, and the median number of episodes was 5 (range, 2-20). Laboratory investigations revealed that 5 patients had selective IgA deficiency. The prevalence (22%) is different from the cumulative prevalence of IgA deficiency in a healthy population (0.3%; P < 0.001).
ISSN:0891-3668
1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/01.inf.0000160994.65328.dd