Iodide Mumps after Intravenous Urography

Abstract

SALIVARY-gland swelling is an infrequent manifestation of "iodism" or iodide idiosyncrasy, occurring after therapy with inorganic, iodine compounds. Its appearance may suggest the possibility of mumps or stone in the salivary ducts and lead to embarrassing, tedious and sometimes costly investigations. The following cases are reported because salivary-gland swelling occurred as a sequel to intravenous urography with new organic iodide preparations, diatrizoate sodium (Hypaque) and sodium methylglucamine diacetylamino-triiodobenzoates (Renografin), and introduced the diagnostic possibilities of epidemic parotitis and salivary-duct calculus.Case ReportsCase 1. M.E., a 68-year-old merchant, complained of right-sided facial swelling and tenderness. He had recently had a . . .