Uvulitis and partial upper airway obstruction following cannabis inhalation.
The use of cannabis in our society is a common problem and the subject of much medical and political debate. We present a case in which a 17-year-old male regular cannabis user developed a large swollen uvula (uvulitis) and partial upper airway obstruction after smoking cannabis. Symptoms resolved with the administration of corticosteroids and antihistamines.
Boyce
Stephen H
SH
Accident and Emergency Department, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock Dumfries, Scotland. steveboyce_scotland@yahoo.com
Quigley
Michael A
MA
D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D002188:Cannabis / Q000506:poisoning*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014609:Uvula / Q000503:physiopathology*