PEDIATRICS Vol. 74 No. 6 December 1984, pp. 1054-1057
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Isolated Uvulitis Due to Haemophilus influenzae Type b

Karl I. Li MD1, Sharon Kiernan MD1, Ellen R. Wald MD1, and James S. Reilly MD1

1 From the Departments of Pediatrics and Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh

Infections of the uvula are infrequently recognized and have been previously described only in association with group A streptococcal pharyngitis or Haemophilus influenzae type b epiglottitis. Three cases of H influenzae type b bacteremic uvulitis are described. In suspected cases of H influenzae type b uvulitis, a lateral neck radiograph should be performed and parenteral antibiotics initiated.

Key Words: uvulitis • Haemophilus influenzae type b • epiglottitis • febrile children

Submitted on November 28, 1983
Accepted on February 10, 1984