Tongue diagnoses

Background

Neck anatomy at the level of the tongue.

Differential Diagnosis

Tongue diagnoses

• Tongue laceration
• Strawberry tongue
• Black hairy tongue
• Oropharyngeal candidiasis (oral thrush)
• Hairy Oral Leukoplakia
• Tongue swelling
  • Trauma
  • Angioedema
    • Hereditary
    • Allergic (ACE)
    • Idiopathic

Mouth images

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  Angioedema

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  Aphthous stomatitis

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  Ranula

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  Herpesgingiva

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  Herpes labialis

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  Measles (Koplik's spots)

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  Perioral dermatitis

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  Red strawberry tongue

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  Thrush

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  Steven Johnson syndrome

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  Strep pharyngitis

See Also

• Diagnoses by Body Part (Main)
• Oropharynx and jaw diagnoses