title: Lingual abscess in a psychiatric patient: a case report.
abstract: We present a 46-year-old psychiatric patient presenting with a lingual abscess. This paper covers the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis with a view to assisting emergency physicians in the timely recognition and management of this rare but potentially life-threatening condition.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kikidis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marinakis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sengas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chrysovergis