EK Sign: A Wrinkling of Uvula and the Base of Uvula in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome
Joint Authors
Koka, Venkata
Baron, Sandrine
Abedipour, Darius
Latournerie, Vincent
El Chater, Pierre
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is suspected in the presence of symptoms and/or pharyngeal alterations and skeletal abnormalities of maxilla and mandible.
Our aim is to find a new clinical sign that leads to suspicion of OSAHS in snorers.
Methods.
We reviewed the clinical data of 69 snoring patients with or without OSAHS.
We defined EK sign as the presence of horizontal wrinkling of uvula and the base of uvula and tried to correlate its presence with OSAHS.
Results.
EK sign was present in 25 of 69 patients.
The positive predictive value of EK sign is 100%.
The presence of EK sign significantly correlated with OSAHS (44% if AHI ≥ 5 and 0% if AHI < 5; p = 0.01) and severity of OSAHS (7% if AHI < 15 and 58% with AHI ≥ 15; p < 0.001).
Conclusions.
The EK sign is a strong predictor of OSAHS with a specificity of 100%.
We recommend performing sleep tests in presence of EK sign in snorers even in the absence of other abnormalities or symptoms.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Koka, Venkata& Baron, Sandrine& Abedipour, Darius& Latournerie, Vincent& El Chater, Pierre. 2015. EK Sign: A Wrinkling of Uvula and the Base of Uvula in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome. Sleep Disorders،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Koka, Venkata…[et al.]. EK Sign: A Wrinkling of Uvula and the Base of Uvula in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome. Sleep Disorders No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Koka, Venkata& Baron, Sandrine& Abedipour, Darius& Latournerie, Vincent& El Chater, Pierre. EK Sign: A Wrinkling of Uvula and the Base of Uvula in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome. Sleep Disorders. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076495
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1076495