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A puzzling paediatric parotid haematoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. P. de Carpentier ,
S. Hargreaves  and
A. P. Zarod
J. P. de Carpentier*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
S. Hargreaves
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
A. P. Zarod
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: J. de Carpentier, 39 Clyde Road, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 2WJ.
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Abstract

An unusual case of an intra-parotid haematoma is presented. The history was misleading and the ultrasound and CT results apparently contradictory. The investigations are explained in the light of the natural process of haematoma evolution. It is recommended that all radiological investigations be correlated by a single radiologist, and suggested that repeated ultrasound scans, at appropriate time intervals, might be used to confirm the diagnosis and follow the process of clot resolution.

Keywords

Parotid glandHaematoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 6 , June 1996 , pp. 590 - 593
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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