A Rare Cause of Acute Dysphagia: Abscess of the Base of the Tongue
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2015Author
Ozgur, Gulsum Teke
Akdogan, Mehmet Volkan
Unler, Gulhan Kanat
Gokturk, Huseyin Savas
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Dysphagia represents a difficulty in passage of solid or liquid foods from the oral cavity into the stomach and is considered as an alarm symptom of gastrointestinal system. It often indicates an organic disease and needs to be explained. In this paper, a case of 61-year-old manwith posterior tongue abscess is presented.