OBJECTIVE: Juvenile recurrent @entity8174 (JRP) is a rare @entity3359 of obscure aetiology that affects @entity1 . The aim of this study was to investigate the patterns of clinical presentation, and the sialographic and ultrasonographic features of JRP in Sri Lankan @entity1 . METHODS: The authors analysed the hospital records of 26 subjects who had been diagnosed with JRP between January 2003 and April 2006. RESULTS: The subjects consisted of 15 males and 11 females (male:female ratio=1.4:1). The age range of the sample was 2.5-16 years (mean=8.4 years). The age of onset was biphasic, with two major peaks at 6 years (n=6) and 10 years (n=5) (mean=6.73 years). Unilateral involvement was seen in 69.2% of @entity1 . The commonest clinical features were swelling (100%), @entity158 (80.8%) and fever (50.0%). The average frequency of recurrences of JRP in 18 @entity1 was 7.1 times per year. The average duration of an individual episode, also in 18 @entity1 , was 5.44 days. Sialography in 17 @entity1 had revealed punctate sialectasis, whereas ultrasonography in 16 @entity1 had demonstrated multiple hypoechoic areas and heterogeneous echoes CONCLUSIONS: This study documents the clinical features of JRP in Sri Lankan @entity1 . It has established the usefulness of sialography and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of JRP.

Juvenile recurrent XXXX : clinical, sialographic and ultrasonographic features.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity8174 :: ('MESH:D010309', 'Disease') :: ['parotitis'] @entity3359 :: ('MESH:D012466', 'Disease') :: ['salivary gland disease']
@entity8174 :: (MESH:D010309,Disease) :: ['parotitis']
