Tongue diagnoses

Background

Tongue anatomy.

Neck anatomy at the level of the tongue.

Blood supply of the tongue.

Anatomy of the posterior pharynx.

Neck anatomy at the level of the tongue.

Clinical Features

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

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

See Also

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