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K S Mui

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PubMed1995

Massive lingual swelling following palatoplasty. An unusual cause of upper airway obstruction.

We report a case of upper airway obstruction as a result of delayed massive lingual swelling following routine cleft palate repair in an otherwise healthy 12-month-old girl. We believe that ischaemia and venous congestion were the causes of macroglossia, after prolonged use of the Digman Dott tongue retractor. In any difficult and lengthy repair, we recommend the prophylactic insertion of a nasopharyngeal airway under direct vision by the surgeons after surgery to prevent potential upper airway obstruction.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1989

Thyrotoxic hyperemesis: a case report.

A male patient with hyperemesis as a result of hyperthyroidism was presented. Investigations for causes were negative except for hyperthyroxinaemia. Treatment with antithyroid drug relieved the symptom. Hyperemesis associated with hyperthyroidism occurs predominantly in females. A likely emetic factor oestrogen. Hyperthyroidism could have potentiated this effect. Levels of oestrogens are raised in thyrotoxicosis. The hyperthyroidism, the raised oestrogens and a low emetic threshold conspired to hyperemesis in this patient, a situation not unlike hyperemesis gravidarum. Thyrotoxic vomiting once recognised is readily by antithyroid treatment.

Adult↗