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DA03.1 category

Lengua geográfica

Definition

Patches on the tongue; Tongue - patchy; Benign migratory glossitis; Glossitis - benign migratory. Geographic tongue is a map-like appearance of the tongue due to irregular patches on its surface. The condition appears to be less common in smokers. The pattern on the surface of the tongue may change very rapidly. These areas are said to be "denuded." Denuded areas may persist for more than a month. [No translation available]

Inclusions

  • eritema migratorio de la lengua
  • glositis areata exfoliativa
  • glositis migratoria benigna

Also indexed as

Lengua geográficaeritema migratorio de la lenguaerupción errante de la lenguaerupción lingual migratoriaglositis areata exfoliativaglositis benigna migratoriaglositis migratoria benignalengua geográficalengua geográfica

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