Etiology
1. Bacteria
2. Virus
3. Angioedema
Symptoms
1. Foreign body sensation in throat
2. Fever
3. Pharyngitis
Signs
1. Uvula swollen and red in midline
Management
1. Penicillin PO (if suspect bacterial etiology)
2. Symptomatic therapy (See Pharyngitis)

Uvulitis (C0042174)
Concepts	Disease or Syndrome (T047)
SnomedCT	196544003, 300932000
Italian	Uvulite
Japanese	口蓋垂炎, ｺｳｶﾞｲｽｲｴﾝ
Spanish	Uvulitis, uvulitis (trastorno), uvulitis
Czech	Uvulitida
Hungarian	Uvulitis
English	Uvulitis, Uvulitis (disorder), uvulitis
Portuguese	Uvulite
Dutch	uvulitis
French	Uvulite
German	Uvulitis
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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