Fissured Tongue: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Fissured Tongue

Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome

tongue. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In one-third to one half of patients, fissured tongue is seen, which also aids in diagnosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome - cheilitis granulomatosum, fissured tongue, and facial nerve paralysis. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Fissured Tongue

Congenital plicated tongue (disorder) Fissure of tongue Fissure of tongue, congenital Furrowed tongue GEOGRAPHIC TONGUE AND FISSURED TONGUE Plicated tongue Plicated tongue [wikidata.org]

PubMed Search : Fissured tongue[TIAB] oral cavity Page views in 2018: 309 Page views in 2019 to date: 46 Cite this page: Thakral C Fissured tongue. [pathologyoutlines.com]

[…] by deep grooves (fissures) in the dorsum of the tongue Congenital fissure of tongue (disorder) Congenital plicated tongue (disorder) Fissure of tongue Fissure of tongue, [wikidata.org]

Triple A Syndrome

tongue, mild mental retardation, osteoporosis and, rarely, short stature. [genedx.com]

tongue + + – – – + – + + – + + + + Peripheral neuropathy + + + – – + + + + + + + + Sensory impairment, distal hypoesthesia – – – + + + + – + + Motor impairment and Muscle [eje.bioscientifica.com]

[…] as progressive peripheral and/or autonomic neuropathy, punctate palmoplantar keratoderma (patches of callused skin on palms and soles), dry mouth, angular cheilitis and fissured [genedx.com]

Trisomy 21

They had upward slanting eyes, flattening of the back of the head and poorly controlled and fissured tongues. [downs-syndrome.org.uk]

[…] and thickened tongue, laxness of joint ligaments, pelvic dysplasia, broad hands and feet, stubby fingers, transverse palmar crease, lenticular opacities and heart disease [icd9data.com]

The lips are large and thick with transverse fissures. The tongue is long, thick, and is much roughened. The nose is small. [neonatology.org]

Geographic Tongue

This article presents a case of symptomatic geographic tongue with fissured tongue with a history of asthma. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Benign migratory glossitis with fissured tongue. [jisppd.com]

Geographic tongue has been reported with increased frequency in patients with psoriasis [3, 4, 5, 6, 7] and in patients with fissured tongue. [8, 9] Geographic tongue and [emedicine.com]

Tongue Disease

More common is an incompletely cleft tongue, appearing as midline fissure. This is normally classed as fissured tongue. [en.wikipedia.org]

Fissured tongue. Fissures may trap food and bacteria, causing localized inflammation. Changes of geographic tongue are also noted. Figure 2. Fissured tongue. [aafp.org]

Examination of tongue morphology and a careful assessment for lymphadenopathy are also important. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Fitzsimmons-McLachlan-Gilbert Syndrome

tongue Fistulous vegetative verrucous hydradenoma Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome Fitzsimmons Walson Mellor syndrome Fitzsimmons-Guilbert syndrome Fitzsimmons-McLachlan-Gilbert [bioreference.net]

tongue * Fistulous vegetative verrucous hydradenoma * Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome * Fitzsimmons Walson Mellor syndrome * Fitzsimmons-Guilbert syndrome * Fitzsimmons-McLachlan-Gilbert [en.academic.ru]

[…] syndrome Fingerprints absence syndactyly milia Finnish lethal neonatal metabolic syndrome Finnish type amyloidosis Finucane Kurtz Scott syndrome Fish poisoning Fish-eye disease Fissured [bioreference.net]

Glossitis

Some consider geographic tongue to be an early stage of fissured tongue, since the two conditions often occur in combination. [en.wikipedia.org]

Fissured tongue. Fissures may trap food and bacteria, causing localized inflammation. Changes of geographic tongue are also noted. Figure 2. Fissured tongue. [aafp.org]

Similar fissured lesions which are not associated with HSV, as may occur in fissured tongue, do not tend to be painful. [en.wikipedia.org]

Primary Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy

Kelsch R Fissured tongue. http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic665.htm. Accessed 13 June 2007 5. [doi.org]

Touraine Solente Gole Syndrome: The disease and associated tongue fissuring. Rheumatol Int 2009;29:1091-3. 14. [jiaomr.in]

Tongue fissured national organization for rare disorders, Inc. http://www.cigna.com/healthinfo/nord334.html. Accessed 13 June 2007 6. [doi.org]

Cheilitis

We report a case of a 19-year-old girl who presented with 5-year history of swelling of upper lip and fissured tongue treated with dapsone then oral steroids without any improvement [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome (MRS) is a rare syndrome that is characterized by a triad of facial paralysis, chronic edema of the lip, and a fissured tongue. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Greenberg Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology 1991 Peripheral facial nerve palsy, recurrent or persistent oral or facial swelling, and fissured tongue constitute [semanticscholar.org]

Commissural Lip Fistula

Fissured Tongue Strong association between fissured tongue and geographic tongue May be component of Melkersson-RosenthalSyndrome Describe this condition Abfraction Loss of [cram.com]

Fissured tongue (scrotal tongue) -fissures and grooves on tongue (red spots) -common and hereditary -appears as people age over 40. [quizlet.com]

Fissured tongue 2. Cheilitis granulomatosa 3. [docsity.com]

Lingual Papillitis

Five cases were associated with mouth breathing or a tongue-thrust habit; 4 were associated with geographic tongue or fissured tongue. Four papules were biopsied. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Glossitis ( Geographic tongue · Median rhomboid glossitis · Transient lingual papillitis ) · Fissured tongue · Black hairy tongue · Caviar tongue · Macroglossia · Hypoglossia [worldlibrary.org]

Ankyloglossia Black hairy tongue Caviar tongue Crenated tongue Cunnilingus tongue Fissured tongue Foliate papillitis Glossitis Geographic tongue Median rhomboid glossitis [readtiger.com]

Median Rhomboid Glossitis

BACKGROUND: Fissured tongue (FT), geographic tongue (GT) and median rhomboid glossitis (MRG) are frequently misdiagnosed and overtreated. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Redman RS: Prevalence of geographic tongue, fissured tongue, median rhomboid glossitis, and hairy tongue among 3,611 Minnesota schoolchildren. [karger.com]

( 5275506 ) Baughman R. 1971 38 Prevalence of geographic tongue, fissured tongue, median rhomboid glossitis, and hairy tongue among 3,611 Minnesota schoolchildren. ( 5270895 [malacards.org]

Atrophic Glossitis

Geographic tongue has also been seen more frequently in people with psoriasis and in those with fissured tongue. [webmd.com]

Fissured tongue. Fissures may trap food and bacteria, causing localized inflammation. Changes of geographic tongue are also noted. Figure 2. Fissured tongue. [aafp.org]

Scrotal tongue 28. Melketsson Rosenthal Syndrome Lip swelling Facial palsy Fissured tongue 29. [slideshare.net]

Familial Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy

Fissured tongue (Patient 1). Figure 2. Fissured tongue (Patient 1). Figure 3. Age distribution at diagnosis. Figure 3. Age distribution at diagnosis. Figure 4. [mdpi.com]

Melkersson Rosenthal syndrome is characterized by alternating recurrent facial palsy, facial oedema and fissured tongue. [bhj.org.in]

Melkersson-Rosenthal is characterized by facial paralysis, episodic facial swelling, and a fissured tongue (scrotal tongue or lingua plicata) and typically begins in adolescence [ispub.com]

Pachyonychia Congenita

PC combined with fissured tongue has never been described. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She also exhibited oral leukokeratosis, chapped lips, and fissured tongue. [omim.org]

tongue. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Agenesis of Lacrimal and Salivary Glands

Ankyloglossia Black hairy tongue Caviar tongue Crenated tongue Cunnilingus tongue Fissured tongue Foliate papillitis Glossitis Geographic tongue Median rhomboid glossitis [en.wikipedia.org]

Dry & Fissured Tongue Benign Lymphoepithelial Lesion 35. [slideshare.net]

Oral examination showed signs of hyposalivation including dental caries, irritated oral mucosa, fissured tongue and dry lips. [nature.com]

Plasma Cell Gingivitis

Melkersson–Rosenthal syndrome consists of a triad of fissured tongue, facial palsy, and cheilitis granulomatosa. It may be familial in origin. [idoj.in]

The disease may be associated with inflammation of the tongue (glossitis) and inflammation of the lips (cheilitis).The lips become dry, atrophic and fissured in consistency [healthtipsandguides.net]

Congenital Macroglossia

Fissured tongue 22. [slideshare.net]

open anterior or posterior bite, prognathism, malocclusion with or without a crossbite, chronic protrusion of the resting tongue, fissured tongue and ulcers. [elsevier.es]

2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt Applicable To Aglossia Bifid tongue Congenital adhesion of tongue Congenital fissure of tongue Congenital malformation [icd10data.com]

Microdontia - Hypodontia - Short Stature

The oral dysmorphic features common among people with DS are a fissured tongue and a high arched palate (Rahul et al., 2015; Shukla et al., 2014). [fdna.health]

Orofacial Granulomatosis

Gingival enlargement (swelling of the gums).[2] Fissured tongue (grooves in the tongue).[2] Enlargement of the mucous membrane of the mouth, which may be associated with cobblestoning [en.wikipedia.org]

The fissured tongue is congenital and is usually asymptomatic and benign and does not require any treatment [45]. [karger.com]

tongue and paralysis of the facial nerve.[5] The cause of the facial paralysis is thought to be caused by the formation of granulomas in the facial nerve, which supplies [en.wikipedia.org]

Glutamyl Ribose-5-Phosphate Storage Disease

Helena Familial GNV002 Genuine Diffuse Phlebectasia GNN001 Geographic and Fissured Tongue GGR002 Geographic Tongue GGR001 Geotrichosis GTR001 Germ Cell and Embryonal Cancer [malacards.org]

Granulomatous Cheilitis

Definición: An idiopathic syndrome characterized by one or more of the following; recurrent orofacial swelling, relapsing facial paralysis, and fissured tongue (lingua plicata [hon.ch]

Add to My VHL Print XML Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Tongue, Fissured / Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome Clinical aspect: Diagnosis Limits [pesquisa.bvsalud.org]

Hypoglossia with Situs Inversus

May be associated with fissured tongue. [slideplayer.com]

Definition Term What is the clinical significance of fissured tongue? [flashcardmachine.com]

FISSURED TONGUE : FISSURED TONGUE Relatively common condition. Numerous grooves or fissures are present on dorsal surface of tongue. [authorstream.com]

Fox-Fordyce Disease

Lips Cheilitis Actinic Angular Plasma cell Cleft lip Congenital lip pit Eclabium Herpes labialis Macrocheilia Microcheilia Nasolabial cyst Sun poisoning Trumpeter's wart Tongue [en.wikipedia.org]

Basaran-Yilmaz Syndrome

Lips Cheilitis Actinic Angular Plasma cell Cleft lip Congenital lip pit Eclabium Herpes labialis Macrocheilia Microcheilia Nasolabial cyst Sun poisoning Trumpeter's wart Tongue [en.wikipedia.org]

Feigenbaum-Bergeron-Richardson Syndrome

tongue Fistulous vegetative verrucous hydradenoma Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome Fitzsimmons Walson Mellor syndrome Fitzsimmons-Guilbert syndrome Fitzsimmons-McLachlan-Gilbert [bioreference.net]

tongue Fistulous vegetative verrucous hydradenoma Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome Fitzsimmons–Walson–Mellor syndrome Fitzsimmons–Guilbert syndrome Fitzsimmons–McLachlan–Gilbert [ipfs.io]

Carabelli Anomaly of the Maxillary Molar Teeth

[…] papillae Black hairy tongue Coated tongue Hypertrophy of foliate papillae Lingua villosa nigra K14.4 Atrophy of tongue papillae Atrophic glossitis K14.5 Plicated tongue Fissured [apps.who.int]

Furrowed Scrotal } } } tongue Excludes: fissured tongue, congenital ( Q38.3 ) K14.6 Glossodynia Glossopyrosis Painful tongue K14.8 Other diseases of tongue Atrophy Crenated [apps.who.int]

Excludes: atrophic glossitis ( K14.4 ) K14.1 Geographic tongue Benign migratory glossitis Glossitis areata exfoliativa K14.2 Median rhomboid glossitis K14.3 Hypertrophy of tongue [apps.who.int]

Lip Disease

In some cases, it can also cause a fissured tongue or facial paralysis. Most people only experience one or two of these symptoms at a time. [healthline.com]

Ankyloglossia Black hairy tongue Caviar tongue Crenated tongue Cunnilingus tongue Fissured tongue Foliate papillitis Glossitis Geographic tongue Median rhomboid glossitis [ipfs.io]

A related condition is Melkersson–Rosenthal syndrome, a triad of facial palsy, chronic lip edema, and fissured tongue. [30] "Miescher’s cheilitis", [31] and "granulomatous [ipfs.io]

Ventricular Extrasystoles with Syncopal Episodes - Perodactyly - Robin Sequence

Downward slanting of the opening between the eyelids 0000494 Pierre-Robin sequence 0000201 Posteriorly placed tongue 0009087 Syncope Fainting spell 0001279 Tachycardia Fast [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Shortened 4th long bone of hand 0010044 Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO Autosomal dominant inheritance 0000006 Downslanted palpebral fissures [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]