An infant with streptococcal uvulitis presenting with airway obstruction

We report a case of 7-month-old infant girl with severe uvulitis with airway obstruction. Her uvula was erythematous and markedly swollen. Stridor and retraction were noted. The symptoms were resolved after treatment with ampicillin, and a throat swab isolated Group A streptococcus. It is extremely...

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Main Authors:	Yuya Morooka, Kenji Furuno
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:	IDCases
Subjects:	Uvulitis Group A streptococcus Infant Airway obstruction
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301505

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spelling	doaj-e14e59a72f6e45a9aa95b7ea2893d2b02021-07-02T17:22:28ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092020-01-0121e00842An infant with streptococcal uvulitis presenting with airway obstructionYuya Morooka0Kenji Furuno1Corresponding author at: Department of General Pediatrics & Interdisciplinary Medicine, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital, 5-1-1 Kashiiteriha, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 813-0017 Japan.; Department of General Pediatrics & Interdisciplinary Medicine, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of General Pediatrics & Interdisciplinary Medicine, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital, Fukuoka, JapanWe report a case of 7-month-old infant girl with severe uvulitis with airway obstruction. Her uvula was erythematous and markedly swollen. Stridor and retraction were noted. The symptoms were resolved after treatment with ampicillin, and a throat swab isolated Group A streptococcus. It is extremely rare in children for uvulitis to cause respiratory distress from airway obstruction. However, in infants with narrow airways, physicians should consider the risk of progression to respiratory distress.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301505UvulitisGroup A streptococcusInfantAirway obstruction
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title	An infant with streptococcal uvulitis presenting with airway obstruction
title_short	An infant with streptococcal uvulitis presenting with airway obstruction
title_full	An infant with streptococcal uvulitis presenting with airway obstruction
title_fullStr	An infant with streptococcal uvulitis presenting with airway obstruction
title_full_unstemmed	An infant with streptococcal uvulitis presenting with airway obstruction
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series	IDCases
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publishDate	2020-01-01
description	We report a case of 7-month-old infant girl with severe uvulitis with airway obstruction. Her uvula was erythematous and markedly swollen. Stridor and retraction were noted. The symptoms were resolved after treatment with ampicillin, and a throat swab isolated Group A streptococcus. It is extremely rare in children for uvulitis to cause respiratory distress from airway obstruction. However, in infants with narrow airways, physicians should consider the risk of progression to respiratory distress.
topic	Uvulitis Group A streptococcus Infant Airway obstruction
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301505
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An infant with streptococcal uvulitis presenting with airway obstruction

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