Geographical Tongue?

SaltyAndSweet · Apr 28, 2008

Count me in! Mine is pretty bad. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

Basically, it looks like you have funny spots on your tongue, some are the size of a dime, some smaller, usually in weird shapes. Mine are slightly redder than the rest of my tongue, surrounded by a white-ish border. Since I have been on Advair mine seems to have gotten worse. Think it is just an added irritant to my poor mouth.

"Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis) is a benign condition that occurs in up to 3% of the general population. Most often, patients are asymptomatic; however, some patients report increased sensitivity to hot and spicy foods. The etiology and pathogenesis are still poorly understood. The condition affects males and females and is noted to be more prominent in adults than in children.

The classic manifestation is an area of erythema, with atrophy of the filiform papillae of the tongue, surrounded by a serpiginous, white, hyperkeratotic border. The patient often reports spontaneous resolution of the lesion in one area, with the return of normal tongue architecture, only to have another lesion appear in a different location of the tongue. Lesion activity may wax and wane over time, and patients are occasionally free of lesions. If lesions occur at other mucosal sites, the condition is termed erythema migrans."

SaltyAndSweet · Apr 28, 2008

Count me in! Mine is pretty bad. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

Basically, it looks like you have funny spots on your tongue, some are the size of a dime, some smaller, usually in weird shapes. Mine are slightly redder than the rest of my tongue, surrounded by a white-ish border. Since I have been on Advair mine seems to have gotten worse. Think it is just an added irritant to my poor mouth.

"Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis) is a benign condition that occurs in up to 3% of the general population. Most often, patients are asymptomatic; however, some patients report increased sensitivity to hot and spicy foods. The etiology and pathogenesis are still poorly understood. The condition affects males and females and is noted to be more prominent in adults than in children.

The classic manifestation is an area of erythema, with atrophy of the filiform papillae of the tongue, surrounded by a serpiginous, white, hyperkeratotic border. The patient often reports spontaneous resolution of the lesion in one area, with the return of normal tongue architecture, only to have another lesion appear in a different location of the tongue. Lesion activity may wax and wane over time, and patients are occasionally free of lesions. If lesions occur at other mucosal sites, the condition is termed erythema migrans."

SaltyAndSweet · Apr 28, 2008

Count me in! Mine is pretty bad. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

Basically, it looks like you have funny spots on your tongue, some are the size of a dime, some smaller, usually in weird shapes. Mine are slightly redder than the rest of my tongue, surrounded by a white-ish border. Since I have been on Advair mine seems to have gotten worse. Think it is just an added irritant to my poor mouth.

"Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis) is a benign condition that occurs in up to 3% of the general population. Most often, patients are asymptomatic; however, some patients report increased sensitivity to hot and spicy foods. The etiology and pathogenesis are still poorly understood. The condition affects males and females and is noted to be more prominent in adults than in children.

The classic manifestation is an area of erythema, with atrophy of the filiform papillae of the tongue, surrounded by a serpiginous, white, hyperkeratotic border. The patient often reports spontaneous resolution of the lesion in one area, with the return of normal tongue architecture, only to have another lesion appear in a different location of the tongue. Lesion activity may wax and wane over time, and patients are occasionally free of lesions. If lesions occur at other mucosal sites, the condition is termed erythema migrans."

SaltyAndSweet · Apr 28, 2008

Count me in! Mine is pretty bad. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

Basically, it looks like you have funny spots on your tongue, some are the size of a dime, some smaller, usually in weird shapes. Mine are slightly redder than the rest of my tongue, surrounded by a white-ish border. Since I have been on Advair mine seems to have gotten worse. Think it is just an added irritant to my poor mouth.

"Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis) is a benign condition that occurs in up to 3% of the general population. Most often, patients are asymptomatic; however, some patients report increased sensitivity to hot and spicy foods. The etiology and pathogenesis are still poorly understood. The condition affects males and females and is noted to be more prominent in adults than in children.

The classic manifestation is an area of erythema, with atrophy of the filiform papillae of the tongue, surrounded by a serpiginous, white, hyperkeratotic border. The patient often reports spontaneous resolution of the lesion in one area, with the return of normal tongue architecture, only to have another lesion appear in a different location of the tongue. Lesion activity may wax and wane over time, and patients are occasionally free of lesions. If lesions occur at other mucosal sites, the condition is termed erythema migrans."

SaltyAndSweet · Apr 28, 2008

Count me in! Mine is pretty bad. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
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<br />Basically, it looks like you have funny spots on your tongue, some are the size of a dime, some smaller, usually in weird shapes. Mine are slightly redder than the rest of my tongue, surrounded by a white-ish border. Since I have been on Advair mine seems to have gotten worse. Think it is just an added irritant to my poor mouth.
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<br />"Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis) is a benign condition that occurs in up to 3% of the general population. Most often, patients are asymptomatic; however, some patients report increased sensitivity to hot and spicy foods. The etiology and pathogenesis are still poorly understood. The condition affects males and females and is noted to be more prominent in adults than in children.
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<br />The classic manifestation is an area of erythema, with atrophy of the filiform papillae of the tongue, surrounded by a serpiginous, white, hyperkeratotic border. The patient often reports spontaneous resolution of the lesion in one area, with the return of normal tongue architecture, only to have another lesion appear in a different location of the tongue. Lesion activity may wax and wane over time, and patients are occasionally free of lesions. If lesions occur at other mucosal sites, the condition is termed erythema migrans."

jaimers · Apr 28, 2008