Recurrent Iodide Mumps after Repeated Administration of Contrast Media

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Letters18 July 2006Recurrent Iodide Mumps after Repeated Administration of Contrast MediaBenjamin Wyplosz, MD, PhD, Florian Scotté, MD, Agnès Lillo-Le Louët, and Alain Chevrot, MDBenjamin Wyplosz, MD, PhDFrom Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris 5, 75015 Paris, France, and Hôpital Cochin, Université Paris 5, 75014 Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this author, Florian Scotté, MDFrom Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris 5, 75015 Paris, France, and Hôpital Cochin, Université Paris 5, 75014 Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this author, Agnès Lillo-Le LouëtFrom Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris 5, 75015 Paris, France, and Hôpital Cochin, Université Paris 5, 75014 Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this author, and Alain Chevrot, MDFrom Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris 5, 75015 Paris, France, and Hôpital Cochin, Université Paris 5, 75014 Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-145-2-200607180-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: Iodide mumps is an uncommon complication of intravascular administration of iodide compounds (1). The reaction arises as an acute inflammatory swelling of submandibular, sublingual, or parotid glands. In most cases, intravenous iodide should not be administered in the future to prevent more severe reactions.Objective: To report the case of a patient who experienced iodide mumps 6 times after the use of 3 different forms of low-osmolar contrast media without any serious adverse event.Case Report: A 60-year-old man received oral chemotherapy for 18 months for non–small-cell carcinoma of the lung. He had no history of allergy or renal ...