To present a child with recurrent parotitis and to review the clinical management of this disease. CASE DESCRIPTION A six years old malechild was admitted at a Pediatric Outpatient Unit after his second episode of parotitis, which was treated with cefalexin. Between the episodes, the child presented normal physical examination. Infectious, obstructive and immunodeficiency related causes of parotitis were excluded by appropriated diagnostic procedures, but the child persisted with recurrent episodes of parotids pain and swelling.