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Glossal abscess presenting as unilateral tongue swelling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. S. Hehar ,
I. J. M. Johnson  and
N. S. Jones
S. S. Hehar*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
I. J. M. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
N. S. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr S. S. Hehar, M.A., F.R.C.S., Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Nottingham N67 2UH. Fax: 0115 970 9748
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Abstract

Glossal abscesses are extremely rare, only 29 cases having been described in the last 28 years. Clinical and ultrasound examination should establish the diagnosis, and treatment should be by surgical incision and drainage. We report a case of glossal abscess presenting as a unilateral swelling of the tongue.

Keywords

TongueAbscess
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 4 , April 1996 , pp. 389 - 390
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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