Acute inflammatory edema of the uvula (uvulitis) as a cause of respiratory distress: a case report.
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.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D014609:Uvula / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery