Lingual compression for acute macroglossia in a COVID-19 positive patient

BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Jul 16;13(7):e237108. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237108.

Abstract

We describe a 40-year-old woman with severe, persistent macroglossia following prone positioning as part of treatment for COVID-19. We used the treatment method of lingual compression with satisfactory results.

Keywords: adult intensive care; ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology; mechanical ventilation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Compression Bandages*
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Macroglossia / complications*
  • Macroglossia / etiology
  • Macroglossia / therapy*
  • Pandemics
  • Patient Positioning / adverse effects
  • Patient Positioning / methods*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Saline Solution / therapeutic use
  • Tongue

Substances

  • Saline Solution