Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Tongue diseases can be congenital or acquired, and are multiple in number. Considered according to a surgical sieve , some example conditions which can involve the tongue are discussed below. Glossitis is a general term for tongue inflammation , which can have various etiologies , e.g. infection .
Iron-deficiency anemia is mainly caused by blood loss, such as may occur during menses or gastrointestinal hemorrhage.This often results in a depapilled, atrophic glossitis, giving the tongue a bald and shiny appearance, along with pallor (paleness) of the lips and other mucous membranes a tendency towards recurrent oral ulceration, [6] and cheilosis (swelling of the lips). [7]
Aphthous stomatitis has been associated with other autoimmune diseases, namely systemic lupus erythematosus, Behçet's disease and inflammatory bowel diseases. However, common autoantibodies are not detected in most patients, and the condition tends to resolve spontaneously with advancing age rather than worsen.
They are associated with Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disorder that also causes dry eyes and dry mouth, as well as Down syndrome, and tongue inflammation, too. These grooves or bumps on the ...
There are more than 80 autoimmune conditions (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, celiac disease, and multiple sclerosis are a few), but they have one thing in common: inflammation. “In general ...
Behçet's disease ( BD) is a type of inflammatory disorder which affects multiple parts of the body. [ 2] The most common symptoms include painful sores on the mucous membranes of the mouth and other parts of the body, inflammation of parts of the eye, and arthritis. [ 1][ 2] The sores can last from a few days, up to a week or more. [ 2]
Kawasaki disease (also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is a syndrome of unknown cause that results in a fever and mainly affects children under 5 years of age. [ 6] It is a form of vasculitis, where medium-sized blood vessels become inflamed throughout the body. [ 1]
Giant cell arteritis. Giant cell arteritis ( GCA ), also called temporal arteritis, is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of large blood vessels. [4] [7] Symptoms may include headache, pain over the temples, flu-like symptoms, double vision, and difficulty opening the mouth. [3]