Apparent massive tongue swelling. A complication of orotracheal intubation on the Intensive Care Unit.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The trachea of an 81-year-old woman was intubated with an orotracheal tube for emergency abdominal surgery and the tube was left in place for postoperative management on the Intensive Care Unit. After 36 h, she developed apparent massive tongue swelling. On closer examination, a normal sized tongue was found to be displayed by oedema of the floor of the mouth and submandibular space, secondary to purulent sialadenitis from right submandibular duct obstruction by the tracheal tube.
Medical subject headings
- Edema
- Glossitis
- Intubation, Intratracheal
- Mouth Diseases
- Submandibular Gland Diseases