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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.
- ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology
- adult intensive care
- mechanical ventilation
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Footnotes
Contributors EA wrote the manuscript with the assistance of AMA. JL assisted with editing and preparation of the final manuscript. AMA is the senior author.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent for publication Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.