Spontaneous Uvula, Soft Palate and Pharynx Hematoma

Uvula Hematoma

A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a sudden choking feeling, sore throat and difficulty swallowing immediately after eating dinner. He had no respiratory or gastrointestinal problems, and denied any history of allergy. An enlarged uvula and hematoma were observed (Picture). There was no swelling of the face and neck, or erythema of the overlying skin. Additionally, the...

Bleeding complication with dual antiplatelet therapy: spontaneous uvula hematoma.

Congenital epidermoid cyst arising in soft palate near uvula: a case report.

Aberrant ectodermal tissues during the fetal period or acquired aberrant epithelial tissue due to trauma or surgery are thought to cause dermoid and epidermoid cysts. Their incidence is 7.0% in the head and neck region and only 1.6% in the oral cavity, where they mostly present in the floor of the mouth. On the other hand, they are extremely rare in the soft palate and uvula, and only six cases...

Spontaneous Rupture of the Pharynx.

The patient was an obese housewife aged 50 years. The day her pharynx ruptured, her lunch consisted of chips and gravy followed by a steamed fruit pudding which she had made herself. To use her own words, she 'swallowed a mouthful of pudding unexpectedly'. The pudding seemed to stick in her throat and she was immediately seized with intense pain on the left side of the neck. She was at once awa...

Spontaneous Cervical Intramedullary Hematoma

A young male presented with acute onset with progressive weakness of all limbs, right more than left. MRI revealed intramedullary hematoma mainly at C2 level. Surgical evacuation of hematoma was done and patient improved following surgery and physiotherapy.