II. Definitions
- Uvulitis
- Uvular inflammation due to infection, irritation, malignancy, Trauma or allergy
- Quincke's Disease
- Primary Angioedema of the uvula
III. Etiology
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Bacteria
- See Pharyngitis Causes (Uvulitis and Pharyngitis share similar Bacterial causes)
- Streptococcus Pyogenes
- Haemophilus Influenzae
- Streptococcus Pneumoniae
- Fusobacterium
- Prevotella intermedia
- Viral Pharyngitis Causes
- Angioedema (Quincke's Disease)
-
Trauma
- Iatrogenic (Endotracheal Intubation, upper endoscopy, suctioning, Anesthetic gas)
- Foreign Body Ingestion
- Tobacco or Marijuana Smoke Exposure
IV. Symptoms
- Foreign body Sensation in throat (worse when supine)
- Fever
- Pharyngitis
V. Signs
- Uvula swollen and red in midline (may approach grape size)
- Pharyngeal erythema
- Hoarse voice may be present
- Additional findings in severe cases
- Odynophagia
- Drooling
- Airway compromise
- Respiratory distress
VI. Management
- Management is based on suspected etiology
- See Pharyngitis Symptomatic Treatment
- Mild to moderate infectious cases
- Consider similar Antibiotics to those used in Streptococcal Pharyngitis
- Augmentin
- Severe infectious cases
- Ceftriaxone or
- Ampicillin-Sulbactam (Unasyn)
- Non-infectious management
- See Angioedema management if Quincke's Disease is suspected
- Eliminate Traumatic causes
VII. References
- Anderson (2019) Crit Dec Emerg Med 33(9): 3-10
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| SnomedCT | 196544003, 300932000 |
| Italian | Uvulite |
| Japanese | 口蓋垂炎, ｺｳｶﾞｲｽｲｴﾝ |
| Czech | Uvulitida |
| English | uvulitis, Uvulitis, Uvulitis (disorder) |
| Hungarian | Uvulitis |
| Spanish | uvulitis (trastorno), uvulitis, Uvulitis |
| Portuguese | Uvulite |
| Dutch | uvulitis |
| French | Uvulite |
| German | Uvulitis |
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| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| English | Uvular erythema |
| Dutch | erytheem van de uvula |
| French | Erythème de la luette |
| German | Uvulaerythem |
| Italian | Eritema uvulare |
| Portuguese | Eritema uvular |
| Spanish | Eritema de úvula |
| Japanese | 口蓋垂紅斑, ｺｳｶﾞｲｽｲｺｳﾊﾝ |
| Czech | Uvulární erytém |
| Hungarian | Uvularis erythema |
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| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| English | Enlarged uvula |
| Dutch | vergrote huig |
| French | Hypertrophie de la luette |
| German | vergroesserte Uvula |
| Italian | Uvula ingrandita |
| Portuguese | Úvula aumentada |
| Spanish | Uvula agrandada |
| Japanese | 口蓋垂腫大, ｺｳｶﾞｲｽｲｼｭﾀﾞｲ |
| Czech | Zvětšená vulva |
| Hungarian | Megnagyobbodott uvula |
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| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| English | uvula swelling, swelling of uvula (physical finding), swelling of uvula, Uvula swelling |
| Czech | Otok uvuly |
| Dutch | zwelling van de huig |
| French | Gonflement de la luette |
| German | Uvulaschwellung |
| Hungarian | Uvula duzzanata |
| Italian | Tumefazione dell'ugola |
| Japanese | ｺｳｶﾞｲｽｲｼｭﾁｮｳ, 口蓋垂腫脹 |
| Spanish | Tumefacción de la úvula |
| Portuguese | Tumefacção da úvula |
