Burden, demographic patterns, and temporal trends of parotitis in Saudi Arabia, 2015–2023: a multicenter electronic health record study
This exploratory study characterized parotitis cases among Saudi patients. The high frequency of parotitis diagnosis among children and adolescents compared to adults, along with other demographic characteristics, highlights the need to understand the underlying factors that could improve clinical awareness, documentation, and prevention strategies.
Authors
- Hatouf H. Sukkarieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3736-5989)
- Rimah Abdullah Saleem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4654-245X)
- Rana Alkattan
- Rajaa Fakhoury
- Sarah Abou Daher
- Noara Alhusseini
- Rami Bustami
Institutions
- Alfaisal University (SA)
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
- American University of Beirut (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fepid.2025.1742715
- Primary Topic
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00