A rare case of hemilingual abscess in a 17-year-old girl: the ease of ultrasound and the advantage of MRI.

Abscess of the tongue is rare owing to the rich vascularity and muscularity of the tongue and anti-infective properties of saliva. An abscess limited only to one half of the tongue is even more rare. We report a case of hemilingual abscess in a 17-year-old girl who presented with high-grade fever and a swollen and immobile tongue.