Tongue abscess: case report and review

M Sands, J Pepe, RB Brown - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Tongue abscesses are extremely rare infections despite the relatively frequent exposure of
the tongue to bite trauma during mastication and seizures. We describe a case of tongue …

Glossal abscess presenting as unilateral tongue swelling

SS Hehar, IJM Johnson, NS Jones - The Journal of Laryngology & …, 1996 - cambridge.org
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 …

Tongue abscess: a rare clinical entity

S Pallagatti, S Sheikh, A Kaur, N Puri… - … of Investigative and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Swelling of the tongue is a rare clinical entity. It is a potentially life‐threatening condition, as
it could result in airway compromise. The differential diagnosis of acute tongue swelling …