amoxicillin-potassium-clavulanate-combination and Parotid-Diseases

Topics: Abscess; Adult; Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Ciprofloxacin; Combined Modality Therapy; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; Disease Progression; Humans; Male; Masks; Parotid Diseases; Parotid Gland; Polysomnography; Pressure; Sialadenitis; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; Streptococcal Infections; Streptococcus anginosus

The pathologic processes involving the parotid gland include a vast group of lesions, acute and chronic inflammations, benign and malign tumors, traumas or degenerative processes. We report the case of a 55 years old male diagnosed as left parotid phlegmon with involvement of both lobes, especially the deep one, who required admission and endovenous medical treatment for 6 days up to the resolution of the symptoms.

Topics: Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Anti-Ulcer Agents; Cellulitis; Ciprofloxacin; Dipyrone; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Male; Methylprednisolone; Middle Aged; Omeprazole; Parotid Diseases; Pregnenediones; Severity of Illness Index; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

We describe a 41-year-old patient with primary Sjogren's syndrome with a 16-year history of recurrent parotitis. The institution of prophylactic antibiotic coverage has succeeded, to date, in maintaining her in remission for 4 years.

Topics: Adult; Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; Cephalexin; Cephalosporins; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Parotid Diseases; Parotid Gland; Secondary Prevention; Sjogren's Syndrome; Treatment Outcome