Pneumoparotitis as a complication of long-term oronasal positive airway pressure for sleep apnea.

Pneumoparotitis as a complication of long-term oronasal positive airway pressure for sleep apnea.

Head Neck. 2017 Nov 17;:

Authors: Goates AJ, Lee DJ, Maley JE, Lee PC, Hoffman HT

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Parotid swelling is rarely caused by pneumoparotitis from retrograde insufflation of air into Stensen's duct. Previous reports have identified occupational exposures, self-induced habits, exercise, spirometry, and short-term positive pressure airway ventilation as causes of salivary duct insufflation.
METHODS: We present 2 cases of pneumoparotitis in patients on long-term oronasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for obstructive sleep apnea.
RESULTS: A diagnosis of pneumoparotitis was made by CT scan in case 1 and sialography in case 2. Patients were advised to transition from oronasal to nasal-only CPAP. One patient was successfully transferred and had good symptomatic improvement, whereas the second patient did not tolerate nasal CPAP and had persistent symptoms on oronasal CPAP.
CONCLUSION: Long-term use of oronasal CPAP is a potential cause of pneumoparotitis.

PMID: 29149468 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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