Idiopathic gangrene of the tongue: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Gangrene of the tongue is an extremely rare condition. We encountered a 35-year-old patient who presented with this entity. CASE PRESENTATION: A 35-year-old male patient from rural background presented with blackening of the tongue. Its exact cause could not be ascertained. Examination...

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Autores principales: Pandey, Anand, Saluja, Lokesh, Agarwal, Ajay, Sagar, Sudesh K
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
Materias:
Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19829780
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-6290
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Gangrene of the tongue is an extremely rare condition. We encountered a 35-year-old patient who presented with this entity. CASE PRESENTATION: A 35-year-old male patient from rural background presented with blackening of the tongue. Its exact cause could not be ascertained. Examination revealed it to be gangrene. It was treated with excision of the gangrenous part. CONCLUSION: As this is a very rare condition, it is being reported with a brief review of the relevant literature. The treatment must be based on the etiology; however, if the etiology is not known, it must be symptomatic.

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