Idiopathic parotid pain: a rare clinical presentation of first bite syndrome without history of head and neck surgery or underlying malignancies

Matthew I Saleem; Sabreen Bhuiya; Tristan Tham; Alexandros Georgolios

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjac566

Idiopathic parotid pain: a rare clinical presentation of first bite syndrome without history of head and neck surgery or underlying malignancies

J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Dec 17;2022(12):rjac566. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjac566. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Authors

Matthew I Saleem¹, Sabreen Bhuiya¹, Tristan Tham¹, Alexandros Georgolios²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, NY 11549, USA.
² Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901, USA.

Abstract

First bite syndrome (FBS) has been previously characterised as a surgical complication, following head and neck surgical procedures. There are also rare reports in the literature associating FBS with malignancies of the head and neck. The term 'idiopathic parotid pain' (IPP) has been used recently to describe an exceedingly rare clinical presentation similar to FBS, but without history of head and neck surgery or malignancy. We present the rare case of a 65-year-old male diagnosed with IPP, our work-up and management.

Publication types

Case Reports