Belgian Journal of Paediatrics
Acute submandibular sialadenitis: a possible presentation of COVID-19 in children
Vol. 23 No. 1 (2021), Case reports
Vol. 23 No. 1 (2021)

Acute submandibular sialadenitis: a possible presentation of COVID-19 in children

Case reports
Published 2021-04-12 — Updated on 2023-01-18
Bram Boon
Department of Paediatrics, Gasthuiszusters Antwerpen, Sint-Vincentius Ziekenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium
Daphnée Ophoff
Department of Paediatrics, Gasthuiszusters Antwerpen, Sint-Vincentius Ziekenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium
Alexandra Delmotte
Department of Paediatrics, Gasthuiszusters Antwerpen, Sint-Vincentius Ziekenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium
Frederic De Meulder
Department of Paediatrics, Gasthuiszusters Antwerpen, Sint-Vincentius Ziekenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium
Tyl Jonckheer
Department of Paediatrics, Gasthuiszusters Antwerpen, Sint-Vincentius Ziekenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium
Kathleen Poschet
Department of Paediatrics, Gasthuiszusters Antwerpen, Sint-Vincentius Ziekenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium

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sialadenitis
coronavirus
COVID-19

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Boon, B., Ophoff, D., Delmotte, A., De Meulder, F., Jonckheer, T., & Poschet, K. (2023). Acute submandibular sialadenitis: a possible presentation of COVID-19 in children. Belgian Journal of Paediatrics, 23(1), 49–50. Retrieved from http://belgjpaediatrics.com/index.php/bjp/article/view/174 (Original work published April 12, 2021)
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Abstract

This case report describes a paediatric patient presenting with acute unilateral submandibular sialadenitis during the 2019/2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The patient's history, clinical examination and investigatory work-up favoured a viral aetiology over bacterial infections or sialolithiasis. Laboratory tests for common viral aetiologies of sialadenitis were negative. SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing was positive. Indirect evidence supports the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 can cause acute sialadenitis. Caregivers could consider the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 infection in an afebrile child with acute sialadenitis presenting during the current pandemic.

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