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What Causes Sore Throat Along With Swelling In The Face?
My Dr thinks I have the mumps I m 64 I ve been home since a surgery one month ago now 1 side of my face is swollen a long the jawline. It started with a sore throat and my teeth were sensitive but not painful. Now my whole body hurts but biggest is where s its swollen! Slight ear ache or nerves shooting some pain down toward lower jaw. Pulsating pain & numbness in the swollen area. Can my Dr run any tests to determine if its mumps?
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
Hi,
It seems you are having acute parotiditis (likley bacterial) on one side following a sore throat.
However mumps now frequently occurs in older age. Laboratory diagnosis of MUMPS is primarily based on detection of viral RNA by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or on serology.
Buccal swabs appear to be the best specimens for virus detection, particularly when obtained within 2 days of clinical onset.
However, mumps virus can also be detected readily in throat swabs and saliva.
A serologic diagnosis of mumps is typically made by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
At present, the capacity of RNA or viral antigen detection to confirm Mumps cases is much greater than that of serologic testing.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist
It seems you are having acute parotiditis (likley bacterial) on one side following a sore throat.
However mumps now frequently occurs in older age. Laboratory diagnosis of MUMPS is primarily based on detection of viral RNA by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or on serology.
Buccal swabs appear to be the best specimens for virus detection, particularly when obtained within 2 days of clinical onset.
However, mumps virus can also be detected readily in throat swabs and saliva.
A serologic diagnosis of mumps is typically made by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
At present, the capacity of RNA or viral antigen detection to confirm Mumps cases is much greater than that of serologic testing.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist
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