Delayed diagnosis of a foreign body in the tongue

Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the pharynx revealed the presence of an abscess embedded in the tongue surrounding a radio-opaque foreign body ( figure 1 ).

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2016-11, Vol.2016, p.bcr2016218137
Hauptverfasser:	Costa, Nuno Ribeiro, Duarte, Delfim, Lopes, Gustavo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Contrast Media Delayed Diagnosis Europe (East) Foreign Bodies - diagnosis Foreign Bodies - surgery Human remains Humans Images In Male Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tongue White
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Zusammenfassung:	Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the pharynx revealed the presence of an abscess embedded in the tongue surrounding a radio-opaque foreign body ( figure 1 ).
ISSN:	1757-790X 1757-790X
DOI:	10.1136/bcr-2016-218137