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Vol. 63. Issue 4.
Pages 318-320 (July - August 2012)
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Vol. 63. Issue 4.
Pages 318-320 (July - August 2012)
Case Study
Recurrent Lingual Abscess
Absceso lingual recurrente
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Álvaro Sánchez Barruecoa,
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, Miguel A. Melchor Díaza, Ignacio Jiménez Huertaa, Jose M. Millán Juncosb, Carlos Almodóvar Álvareza
a Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
b Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Lingual abscess is an unusual condition but it may become a life-threatening entity. It presents as a very painful swelling of the tongue that, in its early stages, can be managed by antibiotic treatment. When the airway is obstructed, drainage is required by an open incision or aspiration with a large bore needle. We report a case who consulted on two occasions for a lingual abscess, which opened spontaneously. Due to the rarity of recurrent cases, the causes, diagnosis, and treatments will be reviewed.

Keywords:
Tongue
Lingual abscess
Foreign body
Aspiration
Recurrent
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El absceso lingual es una patología infrecuente pero que puede llegar a comprometer la vida del paciente. Se presenta como una tumoración lingual muy dolorosa, pudiendo ser manejada en sus estadios iniciales únicamente con tratamiento antibiótico. Cuando asocia compromiso de la vía aerodigestiva, su drenaje es necesario mediante aspiración con aguja gruesa o mediante apertura quirúrgica. Se presenta un caso que sufrió en dos ocasiones un absceso lingual, con apertura espontánea del mismo. Debido a la muy baja incidencia de los casos recurrentes de absceso lingual se procederá a una revisión de su etiología, diagnóstico y tratamiento.

Palabras clave:
Lengua
Absceso lingual
Aspiración
Cuerpo extraño
Recurrente

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