A Hidden Challenge: Tongue Abscess Inducing Trismus in an Older Woman

Am J Med. 2024 Sep;137(9):832-834. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.03.041. Epub 2024 Apr 4.

Authors

Yuhei Kuriyama¹, Kazuya Nagasaki², Naoki Iso¹, Hiroyuki Kobayashi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Mito, Japan.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Mito, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 38582318
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.03.041

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess*
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Tongue Diseases* / diagnosis
Tongue Diseases* / etiology
Trismus* / etiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents