Geographic Tongue - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

geographic tongue

Body Site

tongue tongue, dorsal surface

Age

78 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

yellow

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric midline

Comments

This 78-year-old man complained of stinging of the tongue with acidic foods and drinks for a year. A biopsy of the dorsal aspect of the tongue showed changes consistent with psoriasis/geographic tongue. He was treated with clotrimazole troches and brushing the tongue.

Description

symmetric fissuring and yellowing with areas of atrophy and hypertrophy

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7/20/2008 18:06:15

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