Fissured Tongue Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Benign Migratory Glossitis

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]

In case of scrotal tongue, also known as fissured tongue, food particles may get accumulated in the deep fissures resulting in irritation of the tongue. [njgp.org]

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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]

A 35-year-old man with a fissured tongue, recurrent facial palsy and orofacial oedema presented with a 3-month history of conjunctival redness and decreased vision in the [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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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 palpebral fissure is very narrow. The tongue is long, thick and much roughened. The nose is small. [intellectualdisability.info]

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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]

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Triple A Syndrome

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

Patients 1A 1B 2A 2B 3 4A 4B 5A 5B 6 7 8 9 10 Pyramidal syndrome, hyperreflexia – – Bulbar dysfunction Nasal speech – – Fissured tongue – – – – – Peripheral neuropathy – [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]

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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 [ipfs.io]

[…] 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]

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Glossitis

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

Commonly Associated Conditions Fissured tongue (BMG) HIV infection (rare) Reiter syndrome (rare) Down syndrome (rare) Crohn disease (rare) Celiac disease (possible correlation [unboundmedicine.com]

At that time, her tongue was free of pain and the fissure had almost healed. [nejm.org]

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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]

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Stomatitis

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

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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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Vulvitis

Merkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is characterized by cheilitis or pareitis granulomatosa, facial palsy, and fissured tongue. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Iron Deficiency

ID can lead to anemia which can present with koilonychia, atrophic glossitis, fissured tongue, angular cheilitis, pica, pallor, decreased intellectual abilities, dyspnea, [symptoma.com]

with atrophy of the lingual papillae Fissures at the corners of the mouth (angular stomatitis) Splenomegaly (in severe, persistent, untreated cases) Pseudotumor cerebri [emedicine.com]

[…] physical examination may include the following: Impaired growth in infants Pallor of the mucous membranes (a nonspecific finding) Spoon-shaped nails (koilonychia) A glossy tongue [emedicine.com]

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Gingivitis

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]

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Atrophic Glossitis

Tongue (39 %) ( Furrowed Tongue, Lingua Plicata, Plicated Tongue, Scrotal Tongue,) Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (39 %) ( Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia, Christ siemens [gulfdoctor.net]

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]

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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]

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Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Other features include bilateral, nonpurulent conjunctivitis, erythema with fissuring, cracking, and bleeding of the lips, strawberry tongue, edema of the hands and feet with [microbiologybook.org]

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Vitamin B12 Deficiency

The most common tongue condition in the literature is the geographic tongue which is followed by fissured tongue. Showed macrocytic anemia and low levels of vitamin. [duqoboyuhac.tk]

Riboflavin is B2 vitamin, its deficiency is the major cause of cracked or fissured tongue. [duqoboyuhac.tk]

An insight into cracks on tongue causes, vitamins deficiency, Chinese, fissured, treatment and home remedies Cracks on tongue causes A cracked tongue is normally marked by [duqoboyuhac.tk]

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Primary Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy

Kelsch R Fissured tongue. . Accessed 13 June 2007 5. Tongue fissured national organization for rare disorders, Inc. . Accessed 13 June 2007 6. [doi.org]

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

We report a typical case of complete pachydermoperiostosis in addition to a thick fissured tongue, a yet unrecognized association and discuss the social cum clinical relevance [doi.org]

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Exostosis

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]

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Ovarian Cyst

tongue or diffuse plantar keratoderma. 38 8 71 Du ZF...Zhang XN 22668561 2012 3 The genetic basis of pachyonychia congenita. 38 8 71 Smith FJ...McLean WH 16250206 2005 4 [malacards.org]

[…] in 13 cases of pachyonychia congenita. 9 38 8 71 11886499 2001 2 Two novel de novo mutations of KRT6A and KRT16 genes in two Chinese pachyonychia congenita pedigrees with fissured [malacards.org]

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Angular Cheilitis

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]

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Epulis

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]

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Periodontitis

tongues. 3 Smaller permanent dentition 6 and larger deciduous dentition 7 are commonly seen. [aegisdentalnetwork.com]

[…] broad nasal bridge, frontal bossing, open mouth, and an underdeveloped midface (). 5 Intraorally, patients exhibit macroglossia, high-arched palates (), prognathism, and fissured [aegisdentalnetwork.com]

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Gingivostomatitis

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]

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Malnutrition

The small bumps on the surface of the tongue ( papillae ) may become flattened, causing the tongue to appear smooth. [dermnetnz.org]

Angular stomatitis Fissures at the corners of the mouth due to riboflavin and other vitamin deficiencies. [dermnetnz.org]

Glossitis ( inflammation of the tongue) Due to severe vitamin B and/or iron deficiency. [dermnetnz.org]

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Glossalgia

tongue Flank Pain Glossalgia Painful sensations in the tongue, including a sensation of burning. glossitis Glossoptosis hairy tongue Headache Hyperalgesia hypertrophy of [rgd.mcw.edu]

Red tongue color, white fur, fissured tongue was observed most often. The average Glossodynia duration was 36.1months and the average Glossodynia Degree was VAS 5.6. [dbpia.co.kr]

Caviar tongue Crenated tongue Cunnilingus tongue Fissured tongue Foliate papillitis Glossitis Geographic tongue Median rhomboid glossitis Transient lingual papillitis Glossoptosis [textyai.com]

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Oral Candidiasis

The tongue also displayed a fissured appearance. Slight erythema was noted at the corners of the mouth. [dentistrytoday.com]

scaling, and erythema of the corners of the mouth (Fig. 4) Median rhomboid glossitis: red or red and white patch of mid dorsum of tongue anterior to the circumvallate papillae [jcda.ca]

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