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

Joint Authors

Ozgur, Gulsum Teke
Akdogan, Mehmet Volkan
Gokturk, Huseyin Savas
Unler, Gulhan Kanat

Source

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-02-23

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

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.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Ozgur, Gulsum Teke& Akdogan, Mehmet Volkan& Unler, Gulhan Kanat& Gokturk, Huseyin Savas. 2015. A Rare Cause of Acute Dysphagia: Abscess of the Base of the Tongue. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058542

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Ozgur, Gulsum Teke…[et al.]. A Rare Cause of Acute Dysphagia: Abscess of the Base of the Tongue. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058542

American Medical Association (AMA)

Ozgur, Gulsum Teke& Akdogan, Mehmet Volkan& Unler, Gulhan Kanat& Gokturk, Huseyin Savas. A Rare Cause of Acute Dysphagia: Abscess of the Base of the Tongue. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058542

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1058542