PMC3265052_01
Computed tomographic evidence of a circumscribed mass within the tongue musculature, compatible with a lingual abscess.
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Due to the high suspicion of a possible suppurative process and the patient's limited communication, a CT scan of the head and neck was performed, which showed a circumscribed mass within the tongue musculature, compatible with a lingual abscess (Figure 1).