Glossodynia and other disorders of the tongue.

Abstract

This article discusses the approach to diagnosis and management of disorders of the tongue. These disorders include glossodynia, geographic tongue and smooth tongue, fissured tongue, and black hairy tongue and furred tongue. A brief review of the examination of the tongue is also included.

• Authors: F C Powell
• Journal: Dermatologic clinics (Dermatol Clin) Vol. 5 Issue 4 Pg. 687-93 (Oct 1987) ISSN: 0733-8635 [Print] United States
• PMID: 3315347 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Female
• Glossalgia (etiology)
• Glossitis (etiology)
• Glossitis, Benign Migratory (etiology)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Tongue Diseases (etiology)
• Tongue, Fissured (etiology)
• Tongue, Hairy (etiology, therapy)