Description
An 86 year old lady came with a suddenly swollen tongue. There was no history of a similar problem in the past. She had no oedema of her lips, face or other mucus membranes. There was no history of an obvious precipitating cause.
A swollen tongue
Author(s): E Welch, T Gosal , B K Mondal
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