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International Dental Journal, 2011 Macroglossia is defined as an enlarged tongue and it is usually clinically diagnosed. Pseudomacryglossia concerns a tongue that is of normal size but gives a false impression of being too large in relation to adjacent anatomical structures. The causes of macroglossia are numerous and this is why various classifications have been proposed for this ...
Nikolaos, Topouzelis +2 more
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Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 1993
A case of severe macroglossia resulting from trauma (tongue biting) during eclampsia and causing respiratory obstruction is described. Despite medical treatment with steroids and antibiotics for a week, followed by tracheostomy, no significant improvement was observed.
D, Saah +3 more
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A case of severe macroglossia resulting from trauma (tongue biting) during eclampsia and causing respiratory obstruction is described. Despite medical treatment with steroids and antibiotics for a week, followed by tracheostomy, no significant improvement was observed.
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The Laryngoscope, 1976
AbstractLymphangiomatous macroglossia, or giant tongue, usually presents within the first two years of life. The tongue enlarges to the point of protrusion from the mouth with resultant ulceration and frank necrosis of the tip. There may be associated malocclusion and prognathia produced by the enlargement of the tongue.The pathology and clinical ...
W S, Dinerman, E N, Myers
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AbstractLymphangiomatous macroglossia, or giant tongue, usually presents within the first two years of life. The tongue enlarges to the point of protrusion from the mouth with resultant ulceration and frank necrosis of the tip. There may be associated malocclusion and prognathia produced by the enlargement of the tongue.The pathology and clinical ...
W S, Dinerman, E N, Myers
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Clinical Pediatrics, 1968
There is a clinical entity in which infants are born with large tongues as a consequence of idiopathic hypertrophy of the muscle fibers. Of nine such cases treated by this author, seven also had an omphalocele or an umbilical hernia—an association not well understood. An anterior wedge resection of the tongue at approximately six months of age to pro
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There is a clinical entity in which infants are born with large tongues as a consequence of idiopathic hypertrophy of the muscle fibers. Of nine such cases treated by this author, seven also had an omphalocele or an umbilical hernia—an association not well understood. An anterior wedge resection of the tongue at approximately six months of age to pro
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British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1969
Summary Three patients with macroglossia are described. Two had confirmed myelomatosis with secondary amyloid or paramyloid. The special pattern of this disorder is emphasised and the need to investigate every patient with macroglossia according to this pattern is also emphasised.
J, Buchanan +4 more
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Summary Three patients with macroglossia are described. Two had confirmed myelomatosis with secondary amyloid or paramyloid. The special pattern of this disorder is emphasised and the need to investigate every patient with macroglossia according to this pattern is also emphasised.
J, Buchanan +4 more
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The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2023
Kaiyi, Li, Hong, Hua, Pan, Wei
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Kaiyi, Li, Hong, Hua, Pan, Wei
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Surgical Correction of Macroglossia
Pediatrics, 1978Surgical procedures for the correction of macroglossia have been performed as early as 1658,1 even before the introduction of general anesthetic agents. However, there are few articles and studies that refer to speech and orthodontic aspects following elective resection of the tongue in macroglossia.
Massengill, R., Pickrell, K.
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Archives of Dermatology, 1985
• A 19-year-old woman presented with macroglossia of five months' duration and without bullae or erosions. A biopsy revealed a picture consistent with pemphigus vulgaris. The patient subsequently developed typical oral erosions. Her tongue enlargement and oral ulcerations improved dramatically with topical and systemic steroid therapy.
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• A 19-year-old woman presented with macroglossia of five months' duration and without bullae or erosions. A biopsy revealed a picture consistent with pemphigus vulgaris. The patient subsequently developed typical oral erosions. Her tongue enlargement and oral ulcerations improved dramatically with topical and systemic steroid therapy.
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