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Volume 26, Number 9—September 2020
Research Letter

Parotitis-Like Symptoms Associated with COVID-19, France, March–April 2020

Jerome R. Lechien1Comments to Author , Annaelle Chetrit1, Younes Chekkoury-Idrissi, Lea Distinguin, Marta Circiu, Sven Saussez, Najete Berradja, Myriam Edjlali, Stephane Hans2, and Robert Carlier2
Author affiliations: Foch Hospital, Paris, France (J.R. Lechien, Y. Chekkoury-Idrissi, L. Distinguin, M. Circiu, S. Hans); University of Mons, Mons, Belgium (J.R. Lechien, S. Saussez); University Hospital of Brussels (Saint-Pierre), Brussels, Belgium (J.R. Lechien, S. Saussez); Hôpitaux R. Poincaré–Ambroise Paré, Paris (A. Chetrit, N. Berradja, M. Edjlali, R. Carlier); Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris (M. Edjlali)

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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.

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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.

2These senior authors contributed equally to this article.

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