A selective IgA deficiency in a boy who presented recurrent parotitis.

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Recurrent parotitis is a non-obstructive , non-suppurative inflammatory disease which is characterized by unilateral or bilateral parotid gland swelling attacks . It is also known as juvenile recurrent parotitis . Although the etiology is unknown , congenital malformations of the ductus , genetic predisposition , infections , allergies , autoimmune diseases , and some immune deficiencies are blamed . Here , we present a case report of recurrent parotitis with selective immunoglobulin A deficiency in a six -year -old boy . The patient was presented to us with a new episode of swelling of left parotid region . In the last 2 years , the patient suffered from recurrent parotitis which lasted for approximately 5 days in ten individual episodes .