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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 .
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]
Behçet's disease is a triad of mouth ulcers, genital ulcers and anterior uveitis. [8] The main feature of Behçet's disease is aphthous-like ulceration, but this is usually more severe than seen in aphthous stomatitis without a systemic cause, and typically resembles major or herpetiforme ulceration or both.
Blockage of the submandibular gland by a salivary stone with subsequent infection. Arrow marks pus coming out of the opening of the submandibular gland. Salivary gland diseases ( SGDs) are multiple and varied in cause. [1] There are three paired major salivary glands in humans: the parotid glands, the submandibular glands, and the sublingual ...
Lichen planus ( LP) is a chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease that affects the skin, nails, hair, and mucous membranes. [ 1][ 2] It is not an actual lichen, but is named for its appearance. [ 3] It is characterized by polygonal, flat-topped, violaceous papules and plaques with overlying, reticulated, fine white scale ( Wickham's striae ...
A class of diseases, some of which may be autoimmune. Erythroblastosis fetalis. Mother's immune system attacks fetus. An immune system disorder but not autoimmune. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Possibly an immune system disorder but not autoimmune. Gastrointestinal pemphigoid.
Distinct strawberry tongue with "parched" lips as seen in a young child with Kawasaki disease. Strawberry tongue, or raspberry tongue, [25] is glossitis which manifests with hyperplastic (enlarged) fungiform papillae, giving the appearance of a strawberry. White strawberry tongue is where there is a white coating on the tongue through which the ...