Juvenile recurrent parotitis is a recurrent, nonobstructive, and nonsuppurative inflammatory condition of the parotid gland of uncertain etiology in young children. It is characterized by multiple episodes of unilateral or bilateral parotid inflammation over a period of years. Two cases of juvenile recurrent parotitis in a 3-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy are reported. Both presented with multiple episodes of the parotid gland swelling. Investigations for infective etiology, an autoimmune

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... sorder, Sjogren's syndrome, and immunodeficiency were negative. Diagnosis was established clinically and confirmed by ultrasound. They were managed symptomatically and recovered in 6-7 days. The parents were counseled about the benign nature of the condition and its resolution by puberty.