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Maj Richard K. Newman, MC; Maj Jonas T. Johnson, MC

Arch Otolaryngol. 1979;105(5):277-278.

Abstract
• Abscess of the lingual tonsil is an unusual entity that may cause diagnostic difficulty. The pathophysiologic mechanism of formation was correlated with normal posterior tongue histology in a case of lingual tonsillar abscess.

(Arch Otolaryngol 105:277-278, 1979)

Author Affiliations
USAF; USAF

From the Otolaryngology Service, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Tex.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 23, 1978.

Reprint requests to Otolaryngology Service, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, SGHSO/Stop 84, Lackland AFB, TX 78236 (Dr Johnson).

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