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Parotitis Symptoms
Symptoms of parotitis include:
- Facial pain:
- Jaw pain
- Pain near the angle of the jaw
- Worse while chewing
- Neck pain
- Facial swelling:
- Swelling over the angle of the jaw
- Neck swelling:
- Parotid gland swelling
- Facial tenderness
- Tenderness over the angle of the jaw
- Fever
- Inability to open the mouth
- Mouth or tongue pain
- Mouth or tongue swelling
- Pus draining into the mouth
- Dental pain
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Last Updated: Dec 22, 2010 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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