Sialadenitis is an infection of a salivary gland. Common causes include Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, and anaerobic bacteria. Sialadenitis is common in elderly ...

Acute viral parotitis occurs from a viral infection. Most often, the cause is mumps, a contagious paramyxovirus characterized ...

Salivary gland obstruction results in pain and swelling in the cheek or under the jawline while eating, and foul-tasting drainage into the mouth. Such obstruction can also progress to severe infection ...

They may also prescribe antibiotics. Mumps is a contagious viral infection of the salivary glands. Symptoms, including swelling in the jaw and cheeks, may appear 2 to 4 weeks after the initial ...