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Uvulitis and partial upper airway obstruction following cannabis inhalation
Stephen H Boyce1, Michael A Quigley
1Accident and Emergency Department, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock Dumfries, Scotland. steveboyce_scotland@yahoo.com
Emergency Medicine (Fremantle, W.A.)
|May 8, 2002
Abstract:
The use of cannabis in our society is a common problem and the subject of much medical and political debate. We present a case in which a 17-year-old male regular cannabis user developed a large swollen uvula (uvulitis) and partial upper airway obstruction after smoking cannabis. Symptoms resolved with the administration of corticosteroids and antihistamines.