Key result
Mumps infection without parotitis linked to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in an unvaccinated male.
Why the study?
Mumps can involve various organs including the central nervous system, but acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following mumps without parotitis is rare.
This case highlights that acute disseminated encephalomyelitis can occur as a rare complication of mumps even in the absence of parotitis.
Mumps is an acute communicable self-limiting swelling of the parotid or other salivary glands. Various organs can be involved including the testes, central nervous system, mammary glands, ovary, pancreas, kidneys, and heart. We hereby present a rare case of an 18-year-old unvaccinated male with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following mumps without parotitis.
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Rehani et al. (2019) studied this question. Mumps infection without parotitis was associated with the development of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in a rare case of an unvaccinated 18-year-old male.
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