Lingual tonsil abscess: a rare, life-threatening cause of acute sore throat

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 May 23;12(5):e229555. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-229555.
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Keywords: ear, nose and throat; ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology; otolaryngology / ent.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / drug therapy*
  • Acute Disease
  • Administration, Oral
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dysphonia / diagnosis
  • Dysphonia / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Palatine Tonsil / microbiology*
  • Palatine Tonsil / pathology
  • Pharyngitis / diagnosis
  • Pharyngitis / etiology*
  • Tongue / diagnostic imaging
  • Tongue / microbiology*
  • Tongue / pathology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents