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Case report
Emergency airway management in a case of lingual haematoma
  1. R J Shaw,
  2. G W McNaughton
  1. Deaprtment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK
  2. Accident and Emergency Medicine Department, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Corsebar Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire PA2 9PN, Scotland
  1. Correspondence to: Dr McNaughton(gordon.mcnaughton{at}rah.scot.nhs.uk)

Abstract

A previously unreported cause of acute tongue swelling is presented and the airway issues discussed. Cases with different aetiology have been sporadically published however the consequent, and sometimes fatal, airway obstructions have been dealt with somewhat variably. The aetiogy of acute tongue swelling and modern emergency airway algorithms are discussed with reference to the literature.

  • emergency airway management
  • lingual haematoma

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.18.5.408

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