Acute uvulitis: a rare cause of stridor in adults
Abstract
A 34-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of shortness of breath and sore throat. On examination, the patient exhibited stridor and noisy breathing with the rest of the physical examination being within normal range, ultimately leading to a diagnosis of acute uvulitis. We present a case of acute uvulitis in this report.
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3. McNamara RM. Clinical characteristics of acute uvulitis. Am J Emerg Med. 1994;12(1):51-2.
4. Metri D, Tirant D, Brennan T. Concurrent infectious uvulitis and peritonsillar abscess in an adult patient. Ir Med J. 2025;118(3):44.
5. Jerrard DA, Olshaker J. Simultaneous uvulitis and epiglottitis without fever or leukocytosis. Am J Emerg Med. 1996;14(6):551-2.
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Abbasian A, Mirfazaelian H, Soltani A. Acute uvulitis: a rare cause of stridor in adults. Front Emerg Med. 2026;.
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