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Uvulitis
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Basics
Description
Description
- Uvulitis refers to any inflammatory condition involving the uvula
- Uvulitis can be separated into 2 broad categories:
- Infectious:
- Bacterial
- Viral
- Candidal
- Traumatic or noninfectious
- Infectious:
Epidemiology
Incidence and Prevalence EstimatesEpidemiology
- Exact incidence is unknown owing to limited reporting
- Once thought to be rare but may in fact be more common (e.g., viral etiologies)
- Children (age 5–15) more often affected than adults due to prevalence of group A streptococcal (GAS) infections in this age group*
- Noninfectious causes more common than infectious causes in adult population
Etiology
Etiology
- Infectious:
- Bacterial:
- GAS, most common
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- Other bacterial infections (Fusobacterium nucleatum, Prevotella intermedia, Streptococcus pneumoniae)
- Viral:
- Not well reported but suspected in mild/transient cases
- Known to cause uvular lesions but rare to isolate causative virus:
- Coxsackie virus (other enteroviruses)
- Herpes simplex virus
- Varicella-zoster virus
- Epstein–Barr virus
- Candidal infections
- Bacterial:
- Noninfectious:
- Trauma/procedure related
- Inhalation/ingestion of chemical or thermal irritants
- Vasculitis
- Allergic
- Angioedema:
- Hereditary (HAE type I/type II)
- Medication induced:
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi)
- Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)
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Basics
Description
Description
- Uvulitis refers to any inflammatory condition involving the uvula
- Uvulitis can be separated into 2 broad categories:
- Infectious:
- Bacterial
- Viral
- Candidal
- Traumatic or noninfectious
- Infectious:
Epidemiology
Incidence and Prevalence EstimatesEpidemiology
- Exact incidence is unknown owing to limited reporting
- Once thought to be rare but may in fact be more common (e.g., viral etiologies)
- Children (age 5–15) more often affected than adults due to prevalence of group A streptococcal (GAS) infections in this age group*
- Noninfectious causes more common than infectious causes in adult population
Etiology
Etiology
- Infectious:
- Bacterial:
- GAS, most common
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- Other bacterial infections (Fusobacterium nucleatum, Prevotella intermedia, Streptococcus pneumoniae)
- Viral:
- Not well reported but suspected in mild/transient cases
- Known to cause uvular lesions but rare to isolate causative virus:
- Coxsackie virus (other enteroviruses)
- Herpes simplex virus
- Varicella-zoster virus
- Epstein–Barr virus
- Candidal infections
- Bacterial:
- Noninfectious:
- Trauma/procedure related
- Inhalation/ingestion of chemical or thermal irritants
- Vasculitis
- Allergic
- Angioedema:
- Hereditary (HAE type I/type II)
- Medication induced:
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi)
- Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Uvulitis." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307676/all/Uvulitis.
Uvulitis. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307676/all/Uvulitis. Accessed March 31, 2023.
Uvulitis. (2016). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307676/all/Uvulitis
Uvulitis [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2023 March 31]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307676/all/Uvulitis.
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