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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan;21(1):49-50.
doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.198327.

Chinese Restaurant Syndrome

Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar  1 , Pramodini Himmatrao Bawaskar  1 , Parag Himmatrao Bawaskar  2
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Chinese Restaurant Syndrome

Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

In India, eating Chinese food has become very popular. We hereby report a case who presented with angioneurotic edema of the uvula and the surrounding structures, after eating Chinese food, which resulted in severe difficulty in swallowing saliva and inability to speak.

Keywords: Monosodium glutamate; spitting; uvula.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
On arrival, swelling of the uvula and surrounding tissues, almost closing the entry to the pharynx, touching the base of floor of the mouth.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Complete recovery.
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