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Case Reports
. 2022 Feb 1;38(2):e501-e502.
doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002258.

Infective Uvulitis in a Child

Carlo De Pieri  1 , Elena Valentini, Anna Pusiol, Eva Passone, Lisa Gamalero, Paola Elisa Cogo
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Case Reports

Infective Uvulitis in a Child

Carlo De Pieri et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. .

Abstract

Infective uvulitis is a rare condition in children. In this report, we describe the case of a 4-year old-patient who presented a group A Streptococcus pharyngitis with uvulitis. No signs of epiglottitis were detected at nasal fibroscopy. She recovered rapidly with intravenous antibiotic therapy and 2 days of corticosteroid. Uvulitis is usually caused by group A Streptococcus or Haemophilus influentiae, but also other bacteria can be detected. Uvulitis can be isolated, or it can occur with epiglottitis and become an emergency.

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Disclosure: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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