title: A rare cause of acute Dysphagia: abscess of the base of the tongue.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Family Medicine, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors: Gulsum Teke
authors: GT
authors: Ozgur
authors: Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet Volkan
authors: MV
authors: Akdogan
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Hoca Cihan Mah Saray Caddesi, No. 1, Selcuklu, 42080 Konya, Turkey.
authors: Gulhan Kanat
authors: GK
authors: Unler
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Hoca Cihan Mah Saray Caddesi, No. 1, Selcuklu, 42080 Konya, Turkey.
authors: Huseyin Savas
authors: HS
authors: Gokturk