Primary lingual abscess presenting as acute swelling of the tongue obstructing the upper airway: Diagnosis with MR

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 496-498

  Muñoz, Alberto ^a   Ballesteros, Ana Isabel ^a   Castelo, Jose Antonio Brandariz ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROGLOSSIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TONGUE DISEASE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TONGUE DISEASES;

EID: 0032231743     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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