Paediatric Geographic Tongue: A Case Report, Review and Recent Updates
Published: February 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7191
Doddabasavaiah Basavapur Nandini, Shivanand Bagalad Bhavana,
Byathnal Suryakanth Deepak, Ramakrishna Ashwini
1. Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology, Dental College RIMS, Imphal, Manipur, India.
2. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, St Joseph Dental College, Eluru, Andra Pradesh, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Conservative & Endodontics, Dental College RIMS, Imphal, Manipur, India.
4. Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, College of Dental Science, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Doddabasavaiah Basavapur Nandini,
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Geographic tongue is a benign recurrent condition of uncertain aetiology affecting the tongue characterized by loss of epithelium especially filiform papillae giving a characteristic appearance. The clinical presentation may vary from asymptomatic to painful and burning ulceration. The condition is commonly seen in adults but few cases are reported in children. A case of asymptomatic geographic tongue in three-year-old male child and literature review with new insight in aetiology is presented here. Management depends on the clinical condition and underlying aetiology.
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