TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute edema of the tongue
T2 - A life-threatening condition
AU - Gadban, Hussein
AU - Gilbey, Peter
AU - Talmon, Yoav
AU - Samet, Alvin
PY - 2003/7/1
Y1 - 2003/7/1
N2 - Acute macroglossia is rare, but may cause upper airway obstruction requiring emergency intervention. The cause of the problem is often obscure. Edema of the tongue may be due to angioedema or to allergy. We present several cases of acute edema of the tongue, in 3 cases causing life-threatening airway obstruction. Among these, we present the first case of acute enlargement of the tongue due to the ingestion of artichoke.
AB - Acute macroglossia is rare, but may cause upper airway obstruction requiring emergency intervention. The cause of the problem is often obscure. Edema of the tongue may be due to angioedema or to allergy. We present several cases of acute edema of the tongue, in 3 cases causing life-threatening airway obstruction. Among these, we present the first case of acute enlargement of the tongue due to the ingestion of artichoke.
KW - Allergy
KW - Macroglossia
KW - Respiratory obstruction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037827155&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/000348940311200714
DO - 10.1177/000348940311200714
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C2 - 12903688
AN - SCOPUS:0037827155
SN - 0003-4894
VL - 112
SP - 651
EP - 653
JO - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
JF - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
IS - 7
ER -