Table. Demographic, clinical, and imaging characteristics of 3 patients who sought care for parotitis-like symptoms associated with coronavirus disease, Paris, France, March–April 2020*.
| Patient age, y/sex | Symptom type |
Duration of symptoms | Treatment | MRI diagnosis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | ENT | Parotitis | ||||
| 23/F |
Anorexia, arthralgia, myalgia, fatigue, headache |
Nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, postnasal drip, sore throat, face pain, loss of smell and taste |
Ear pain, retromandibular edema |
10 d |
Paracetamol |
Intraparotid, lymphadenitis |
| 31/F |
Cough, arthralgia, myalgia, fatigue, headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, urticaria, dyspnea |
Nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, postnasal drip, sore throat, face pain, loss of smell and taste |
Ear pain, retromandibular edema, sticky saliva, pain during chewing |
15 d |
Paracetamol, vitamins |
Intraparotid, lymphadenitis |
| 27/F | Cough, fever, anorexia, arthralgia, myalgia, headache, fatigue | Rhinorrhea, face pain, sore throat, loss of smell | Ear pain, retromandibular edema | 3 d | Paracetamol | Intraparotid, lymphadenitis |
*Diagnoses were made in Foch Hospital (Paris, France) on the following dates: March 21 (patient 1), March 27 (patient 2), and April 2 (patient 3). ENT, ear, nose, and throat; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.