What is Hairy tongue?
What is Hairy tongue?
- Hairy tongue: Discoloration and hairy appearance of the tongue often due to factors such as poor oral hygiene and use of antibiotics.
- Hairy tongue: A benign condition of the tongue characterized by hypertrophy of the filiform papillae that give the dorsum of the tongue a furry appearance. The color of the elongated papillae varies from yellowish white to brown or black, depending upon staining by substances such as tobacco, food, or drugs. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Source - Diseases Database
- Hairy tongue: a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Hairy tongue is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hairy tongue, or a subtype of Hairy tongue,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Hairy tongue: Introduction
How serious is Hairy tongue?
Complications of Hairy tongue:
see complications of Hairy tongue
What causes Hairy tongue?
Causes of Hairy tongue: see causes of Hairy tongue
What are the symptoms of Hairy tongue?
Symptoms of Hairy tongue:
see symptoms of Hairy tongue
Complications of Hairy tongue:
see complications of Hairy tongue
Hairy tongue: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Hairy tongue.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Hairy tongue.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Hairy tongue:
see treatments for Hairy tongue
Research for Hairy tongue:
see research for Hairy tongue
Name and Aliases of Hairy tongue
Main name of condition: Hairy tongue
Other names or spellings for Hairy tongue:
black hairy tongue, lingua nigra, Black tongue, Lingua Villosa Nigra
Furry tongue, Black tongue
Source - WordNet 2.1
Black Hairy Tongue, Black Tongue, Lingua Nigra, Lingua Villosa Nigra
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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