Diagnosis was confirmed by autopsy or needle biopsy of the liver in 8 cases. Normally, the parotid glands are not palpable, and a concavity exists in the region between the superior ramus of the ...

Parotitis is inflammation of one or both parotid glands, two large salivary glands responsible for making approximately 50% ...

Mumps, caused by the paramyxovirus from the Rubulavirus family, targets the parotid glands responsible for saliva production, manifesting in characteristic swelling on one or both sides of the face.