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Acute inflammatory edema of the uvula (uvulitis) as a cause of respiratory distress: a case report.

1987; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 16; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

M Hawke, Philip Chi Lip Kwok,

Restraint-Related Deaths

Acute inflammatory edema of the uvula (uvulitis) is a relatively rare cause of upper airway distress or obstruction. The authors present a case report of a 37-year-old man who developed an acute cellulitis and edema of the uvula with upper airway distress, which was managed by an emergency uvulectomy.