The Prevalence of Atrophic Tongue in Patients Referring to Isfahan Health Clinics [PDF]
The Prevalence of Atrophic Tongue in Patients Referring to Isfahan Health Clinics Mardani Homyra1, Hashimi Roya2*, Mohamadi Mehdi3 Received: 05. 11. 2015 Revised: 29. 02. 2016 Accepted: 08. 03. 2016 1.
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Dermoscopic Features of Median Rhomboid Glossitis [PDF]
We present the case of a 26-year-old, otherwise healthy female patient who attended dermatology outpatient clinic due to a reddish, asymptomatic plaque located on the midline of the tongue.
Martyna Sławińska +3 more
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Clinical and immunopathological assessment of the oral mucosa in coeliac disease: a pilot study [PDF]
Background Coeliac disease (CD) is a lifelong immune-mediated systemic disease that develops in genetically predisposed subjects who show intolerance to gluten proteins.
Agnieszka Mania-Końsko +3 more
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Investigating geographic tongue severity: a cross-sectional study on symptoms and potential risk factors [PDF]
Background Geographic tongue (GT) is a benign, recurrent inflammatory condition marked by atrophic and erythematous lesions, often asymptomatic but sometimes causing discomfort. This study evaluated some potential etiological and risk factors influencing
Bilgün Çeti̇n, Derya İçöz
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Clinical and demographic profile of oral lichen planus in Sri Lanka: a retrospective study [PDF]
Purpose Several relatively large series from developed countries have extensively described the demographic and clinical characteristics of oral lichen planus (OLP). However, such descriptions from developing countries are rare.
Samadara Siriwardena +2 more
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Physiological and pathological tongue conditions – the role of endogenous and exogenous factors
Introduction and objective The tongue is considered to be a valuable source of information about patient’s general health, and it can also be an indicator of the presence or development of both local and general diseases.
Polina Zalewska +1 more
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Late-Onset Pompe Disease Presenting with Isolated Tongue Involvement
Late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that is caused by deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA), which is responsible for glycogen breakdown.
Jasem Al-Hashel, Ismail Ismail
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Tongue atrophy as a neurological finding in hereditary polyneuropathy in Alaskan malamutes
Background Tongue atrophy with wrinkling as a clinical sign of inherited polyneuropathies has not been reported in dogs. Objectives Clinically describe tongue atrophy as well as morphology of the tongue and hypoglossal nerve in Alaskan malamute ...
Josefin Hultman +4 more
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Geographic tongue and psoriasis: clinical, histopathological, immunohistochemical and genetic correlation - a literature review [PDF]
: Geographic tongue is a chronic, inflammatory, and immune-mediated oral lesion of unknown etiology. It is characterized by serpiginous white areas around the atrophic mucosa, which alternation between activity, remission and reactivation at various ...
Bruna Lavinas Sayed Picciani +8 more
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Summary: Background: Tongue images (the colour, size and shape of the tongue and the colour, thickness and moisture content of the tongue coating), reflecting the health state of the whole body according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine ...
Li Yuan +53 more
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