Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2024; 12(34): 6705-6714
Published online Dec 6, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i34.6705
Table 1 Summary of the characteristics of 166 cases of pneumoparotid (1941-2023), including the present case
Characteristics
Age (years)5-83
Mean28.6
Percentage of children (%)55.1
Percentage of men (%)72.9
Chief symptom (%)
Swelling92.9
Pain36.9
Signs (%)
Crepitus75.8
Frothy saliva72.2
First consultation specialist (%)
Otolaryngologist53.0
Dentists and oral and maxillofacial surgeons13.3
ER doctors10.8
Pediatricians9.0
Etiology (%)
Self-induced29.5
Idiopathic21.7
Abnormal habit13.9
Iatrogenic11.4
Playing wind instruments11.4
Blowing balloons4.2