Tongue, Black Hairy, Tongue, Black Hairy - DermAtlas

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Eric Ehrsam, MD

Diagnosis

tongue, black hairy tongue, black hairy

Body Site

tongue, dorsal surface tongue

Age

58 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

confluent

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

midline

Comments

This healthy 58-year-old woman was distressed by the dark pigmented thickening of the top of her tongue. The plaque improved with brushing of the tongue twice daily with 0.5 percent solution.

Description

thickened brown furry plaque

Image Added

6/21/2004 23:05:02

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