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[[File:Scharlach.jpg|thumb|Red "strawberry tongue" in a patient with [[scarlet fever]].]] | |||
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Revision as of 05:28, 6 January 2022
Background
- Hypertrophied lingual papillae,initially with white exudate
- Common causes:
Clinical Features
Red "strawberry tongue" in a patient with scarlet fever.
Differential Diagnosis
Tongue diagnoses
- Tongue laceration
- Strawberry tongue
- Black hairy tongue
- Oropharyngeal candidiasis (oral thrush)
- Hairy Oral Leukoplakia
- Tongue swelling
- Trauma
- Angioedema
- Hereditary
- Allergic (ACE)
- Idiopathic
Evaluation
Management
- Based on underlying cause
Disposition
- Based on underlying cause