A Rare But Important Emergency: Abscess of The Tongue Base
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Abscess of the tongue base is a very rare clinical entity. It may be life-threatening according to narrowing of upper airway. Tongue base abscess should be considered in patients who presented with tongue swelling, dysphagia and dyspnea. Aspiration of the purulent material by needle is adequate both for treatment and diagnosis. We present a case of tongue base abscess presented with dysphagia, dyspnea and swelling of tongue for 2-weeks.
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