A six-year-old child with recurrent parotitis

Recurrent parotitis is a non-obstructive, non-suppurative inflammatory disease which is characterized by unilateral or bilateral parotid gland swelling attacks. it is also known as juvenile recurrent parotitis. although the aetiology is unknown, congenital malformations of the ductus, genetic predisposition, infections, allergies, autoimmune diseases, and immune deficiency are blamed. in this article, a six-years-old girl diagnosed with recurrent parotitis was presented because of its rare occurrence. the patient was presented with fever, swelling of both parotid regions, redness and pain. the complaints started two months ago following the upper respiratory symptoms, which was diagnosed as mumps. it was observed that the complaints had decreased with treatment but recurred. while recurrent parotitis is a rarely seen disease, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of children with recurrent parotis region swelling.