THE AIM OF THE STUDY

To familiarize dentists with the features of the clinical course of acute purulent mumps occurring in patients with COVID-19.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Four patients aged 73 to 89 years with acute bilateral purulent mumps, which occurred against the background of COVID-19, were under observation. The patients were treated for COVID-19, and acute purulent mumps was also treated.

RESULTS

As a result of treatment, two patients were discharged in satisfactory condition on the 9th and 10th days under medical supervision at their place of residence. Their mumps phenomena have completely subsided. Two patients died from acute respiratory failure, cerebral edema, septic condition, acute renal and hepatic insufficiency. From the parotid glands, acute inflammatory phenomena subsided.

CONCLUSION

It was found that one of the complications of COVID-19 may be the development of acute bilateral purulent mumps, which aggravated the course of the underlying disease. Inflammation of the parotid glands proceeded according to the type of acute postoperative mumps against the background of a sharp decrease in the secretory activity of the salivary glands according to the type of asialia. Timely comprehensive treatment of acute mumps allows in some cases to avoid a fatal outcome.