[Tongue abscess. Report of a case and bibliographic review]

S Moya Albiol¹, J L Estors, De la Fuente Arjona

¹Servicio de ORL, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia.

|January 6, 2001

Abstract:

We report a case of tongue abscess due to Streptococcus faecalis. Tongue abscesses are rare infections in our region, which makes the diagnosis difficult. The CT scan provides important diagnostic information for this disease. Treatment is surgical incision and drainage associated with antibiotic therapy.

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