A Rare Cause of Acute Dysphagia: Abscess of the Base of the Tongue

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 man with posterior tongu...

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Main Authors: Gulsum Teke Ozgur, Mehmet Volkan Akdogan, Gulhan Kanat Unler, Huseyin Savas Gokturk
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/431738
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description 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 man with posterior tongue abscess is presented.
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spelling doaj-art-a4320b92b7864c06aa6c20d75aba0fd92025-08-20T02:20:22ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362015-01-01201510.1155/2015/431738431738A Rare Cause of Acute Dysphagia: Abscess of the Base of the TongueGulsum Teke Ozgur0Mehmet Volkan Akdogan1Gulhan Kanat Unler2Huseyin Savas Gokturk3Department of Family Medicine, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, TurkeyBaskent University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, TurkeyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Hoca Cihan Mah Saray Caddesi, No. 1, Selcuklu, 42080 Konya, TurkeyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Hoca Cihan Mah Saray Caddesi, No. 1, Selcuklu, 42080 Konya, TurkeyDysphagia 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 man with posterior tongue abscess is presented.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/431738
spellingShingle Gulsum Teke Ozgur
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A Rare Cause of Acute Dysphagia: Abscess of the Base of the Tongue
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
title A Rare Cause of Acute Dysphagia: Abscess of the Base of the Tongue
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