Clinical analysis of the patients with mumps

Aidas Kaušas

Hospital of Šiauliai, Lithuania

Key words: mumps, orchitis, meningitis, deafness.

Summary. Mump morbidity in Lithuania and the City of Šiauliai has rapidly increased in 1999; 5946 and 879, respectively. During the past decade, the number of cases was much lower: in Lithuania from 383 to 632, and in the City of Šiauliai from 6 to 31. There were 87 cases of mumps diagnosed (M-72, F-15). The age of patients was 15–42 years. Most patients were 15–20 years old. The majority of patients was admitted to the department in spring and summer. The most common acute symptoms of mumps were: fever (97.70%) and painful enlargement of the salivary glands (71.26%). Rare symptoms were: painful swallowing, weakness, nausea and vomiting. Orchitis was observed in 43 patients (59.72% of male) and increasing of amylases in 52 patients (59.77%). Meningitis developed in 15 patients while 1 of them had cochleoneuritis, which led to deafness. The duration of treatment in hospital was 3–39 days (avg. 8.29). Two pregnant women were treated with mumps in our department. The condition of their fetus was not affected.

Correspondence to A. Kaušas, Hospital of Šiauliai, V. Kudirkos 99, 5400 Šiauliai, Lithuania. E-mail: aidask@splius.lt

Received 22 January 2002, accepted 12 November 2002