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Double Uvula in a Fifty-Six-Year-Old Woman
Author(s) -
Tolgahan Çatlı
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
iranian red crescent medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2074-1812
pISSN - 2074-1804
DOI - 10.5812/ircmj.16638
Subject(s) - medicine , deformity , otorhinolaryngology , surgery , dermatology
Deformities of the uvula are considered as the dark area of otorhinolaryngology practice. This little and plain part of the human organism has various functions and its abnormalities might cause serious disabilities.In our case report, we present a unique deformity of the uvula in a 56-year-old woman.The aim of this report was to present a very rare condition, unique case "polyuvula", and to review the literature regarding other uvula abnormalities.

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