title: Diagnosis and successful treatment of a caudal lingual abscess in a geriatric dog.
abstract: A 13-year-old, intact male, golden retriever was presented for glossomegaly. A diagnosis of a caudal lingual abscess was made by fine needle aspiration under general anesthesia. The dog showed marked clinical improvement following abscess drainage. Lingual abscesses should be included as a differential diagnosis in any dog with an unexplained acute glossomegaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, 379 East Campus Drive, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA. kelmere@missouri.edu
authors.forename: Efrat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kelmer
authors.forename: Gal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kelmer
authors.forename: Marie E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kerl
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome