Enlarged cheeks in children may be related to trauma, mumps, insect bite dermatitis or other factors.
1. Trauma: When a child suffers a traumatic injury to the cheek area, the local tissues may become swollen, which may manifest as swollen cheeks.
2. Mumps: Mumps is caused by the mumps virus, which causes the parotid glands to become enlarged, and the edges of the enlarged parotid glands are not clear, elasticity and tenderness when touched, and are easily accompanied by headache, tiredness, fever, and other uncomfortable symptoms.
3. Insect bite dermatitis: insect bite dermatitis and lice, mosquitoes and other insect bites related to the face, limbs and other exposed parts of the face, can be due to an allergic reaction to the phenomenon of parotid swelling. Insect bite dermatitis patients will also appear localized skin bright red doughnut-like papules, blisters, pustules and other symptoms.
4. Other factors: folliculitis, boils, pulpitis, caries, etc., may cause children with swollen cheeks.
Children’s parotid swelling, there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.