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Contents: Tongue symptoms

Introduction: Tongue symptoms

Further information about Tongue symptoms is below, or review more specific information about these types of Tongue symptoms: sore tongue, red tongue, swollen tongue, white tongue, tingling tongue, tongue weakness, furry tongue, Tongue rash or other types.

Tongue symptoms: Symptoms affecting the tongue. See free access online books about Tongue symptoms below. See detailed information below for a list of 186 causes of Tongue symptoms, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Tongue symptoms:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Tongue symptoms. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes of Types of Tongue symptoms:

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See full list of 54 types for Tongue symptoms

Tongue symptoms: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Tongue symptoms, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Tongue symptoms

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Tongue symptoms:

Diagnostic Guides for Tongue symptoms

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Tongue symptoms from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Tongue symptoms. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Tongue symptoms

Medical Books Excerpts

Stomatitis

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"

Stomatitis

  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms"

SMOOTH TONGUE AND OTHER CHANGES

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

TONGUE PAIN

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

SWOLLEN TONGUE

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

Mouth lesions

  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"

Throat pain

  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"

Stomatitis and other oral infections

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"

Mouth lesions

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"

Throat pain

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"

Stomatitis

  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"

Stomatitis and other oral infections

  • "Handbook of Diseases"

Mouth lesions

  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"

Throat pain

  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"

Mouth lesions

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"

Throat pain

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Stories from Users for Tongue symptoms

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Organs affected by Tongue symptoms:

The list of organs typically affected by Tongue symptoms may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Tongue symptoms

The list below shows some of the causes of Tongue symptoms mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 186 causes of Tongue symptoms

How Common are these Causes of Tongue symptoms?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Tongue symptoms. Of the 186 causes of Tongue symptoms that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 3 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 3 causes are "common" diseases
  • 5 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 4 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 12 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 166 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 186 causes of Tongue symptoms

Conditions listing symptoms: Tongue symptoms:

The following list of conditions have 'Tongue symptoms' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Acromegaly ... enlarged tongue
  • Acrorenal mandibular syndrome ... small tongue
  • Agnathia-holoprosencephaly-situs inversus ... small tongue
  • Amyloidosis ... enlarged tongue, tongue inflammation, tongue inflammation
  • Amyloidosis AL ... enlarged tongue
  • Amyloidosis, inflammatory ... swollen tongue
  • Anemia ... tongue inflammation
  • Anemia, hypochromic microcytic ... sore tongue, swollen tongue
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency ... sore tongue
  • Angelman syndrome ... tongue protrusion
  • Angioedema ... swollen tongue
  • Athyrotic hypothyroidism sequence ... enlarged tongue

    B

  • Bacterial toxic-shock syndrome ... strawberry tongue
  • Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome ... enlarged tongue
  • Bejel ... mouth ulcer
  • Burning mouth syndrome, Type 1 ... tongue pain
  • Burning mouth syndrome, Type 2 ... tongue pain
  • Burning mouth syndrome- Type 3 ... tongue pain

    C

  • Candidiasis ... white patches on tongue
  • Canker sores ... tongue ulcers
  • Chitayat Meunier Hodgkinson syndrome ... tongue abnormalities
  • Chromosome 12p deletion syndrome ... protruding tongue
  • Chromosome 4, trisomy 4p ... enlarged tongue
  • Chromosome 9 trisomy syndrome ... tongue abnormalities
  • Congenital hypothyroidism ... enlarged tongue, protruding tongue
  • Cretinism athyreotic ... enlarged tongue

    D

  • Dana syndrome ... glossitis
  • De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Dehydration ... dry tongue
  • Down Syndrome ... enlarged tongue, protruding tongue
  • Dysgnathia complex ... small tongue

    E

  • Ectodermal dysplasia - mental retardation - central nervous system malformation ... protruding tongue
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - mental retardation - CNS malformation ... protruding tongue
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type ... tongue abnormalities
  • Exercise induced anaphylaxis ... tongue swelling

    F

  • Faciocardiomelic dysplasia, lethal ... small tongue
  • Familial dysautonomia ... smooth tongue
  • Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome ... small tongue
  • Fucosidosis type 1 ... enlarged tongue
  • Fucosidosis type II ... enlarged tongue
  • Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor ... tongue inflammation

    G

  • Geographic Tongue ... sore tongue, changing tongue pattern
  • Gingivostomatitis ... tongue ulcers
  • Glossitis ... sore tongue, red tongue, swollen tongue
  • Glossodynia ... tongue pain
  • Glucagonoma ... smooth tongue
  • Glucagonoma syndrome ... tongue inflammation
  • Glycogen storage disease type 2 ... enlarged tongue
  • Glycogenosis type 2 ... enlarged tongue
  • Grand mal seizures ... biting the tongue

    H

  • Hairy tongue ... white tongue, brown tongue
  • Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease ... tongue ulcers
  • Hand-Foot-Mouth Syndrome ... tongue ulcers
  • Hanhart Syndrome ... small tongue
  • Herpes stomatitis ... tongue swelling
  • Hives ... tongue swelling
  • Hunter glossitis ... tongue pain, swollen tongue, beefy red tongue
  • Hypocalcemia ... tongue paresthesias
  • Hypoparathyroidism ... tongue paresthesias
  • Hypothyroidism - dermoid cyst - cleft palate ... small tongue

    I

  • Immunoglobulinic amyloidosis ... enlarged tongue
  • Iron deficiency anemia ... tongue inflammation

    J

  • Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome ... white tongue
  • Jaundice ... furry tongue
  • Johnson-Hall-Krous syndrome ... small tongue
  • Joubert Syndrome ... tongue abnormalities, abnormal tongue movements

    K

  • Katsantoni-Papadakou-Lagoyanni syndrome ... protruding tongue
  • Kawasaki disease ... strawberry tongue
  • Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome ... enlarged tongue

    L

  • Lichen planus ... blue areas on the tongue
  • Lip and oral cavity cancer ... sore tongue
  • Lubarsch-Pick syndrome ... enlarged tongue

    M

  • Machado-Joseph Disease ... twitching tongue
  • Macrocytosis ... sore tongue
  • Mannosidosis, alpha B lysosomal ... enlarged tongue
  • Matsoukas syndrome ... small tongue
  • Meige syndrome ... tongue spasm, tongue protrusion
  • Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome ... tongue abnormalities, tongue furrows, tongue folds
  • Mental retardation, X-linked with brachydactyly and macroglossia ... enlarged tongue
  • Microphthalmia syndromic, type 6 ... small tongue
  • Mobius syndrome ... tongue deformities
  • Mohr syndrome ... nodules on tongue
  • Mouth cancer ... Mouth ulcer
  • Mouth conditions ... Mouth ulcer
  • Mouth ulcers ... tongue pain, tongue ulcers
  • Mucopolysaccharidoses ... Macroglossia
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis II ... enlarged tongue
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis type 2 Hunter syndrome- mild form ... enlarged tongue
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis VI ... Macroglossia
  • Mulibrey Nanism syndrome ... small tongue

    N

  • Nutritional deficiency ... Glossitis

    O

  • OFD syndrome type 8 ... nodules on tongue
  • OFD syndrome type Figuera ... nodules on tongue
  • OFD syndrome type IX ... nodules on tongue
  • Oral cancer ... sore tongue, lump on tongue
  • Oral facial digital syndrome ... nodules on tongue
  • Oral facial digital syndrome, type IV ... nodules on tongue
  • Oral lichen planus ... tongue pain
  • Oral submucous fibrosis ... small tongue
  • Oral thrush ... white patches on tongue
  • Orofaciodigital syndrome Thurston type ... nodules on tongue

    P

  • Pernicious anemia ... sore tongue, burning tongue, red tongue, Tongue symptoms
  • Plant poisoning - dumbcane (Dieffenbachia sp.) ... swollen tongue
  • Plant poisoning - elephant's ear (Colocasia sp.) ... swollen tongue
  • Plant poisoning - Philodendron (Philodendron sp.) ... swollen tongue
  • Plummer-Vinson syndrome ... red tongue, smooth tongue
  • Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma ... lump on tongue
  • Primary Lateral Sclerosis ... tongue weakness
  • Progressive Spinobulbar muscular atrophy ... tongue weakness
  • Pyridoxine deficiency ... sore tongue, red tongue

    R

  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal ... tongue lump
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal 1 ... tongue lump
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal 2 ... tongue lump
  • Riboflavin deficiency ... sore tongue

    S

  • Scarletina (Scarlet Fever) ... "strawberry" tongue
  • Seghers syndrome ... small tongue
  • Sickle Cell Anemia ... pale tongue
  • Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome ... enlarged tongue
  • Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, type 1 (SGBS1) ... enlarged tongue
  • Sjogren's Syndrome ... smooth tongue, tongue ulcers
  • Spinal bulbar motor neuropathy ... tongue spasms
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy type II ... twitching tongue
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia, Machado-Joseph type I ... twitching tongue
  • Sprue ... sore tongue, red inflamed tongue
  • Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome ... strawberry tongue
  • Stuve-Wiedemann dysplasia ... smooth tongue
  • Sugarman syndrome ... nodules on tongue
  • Syphilis ... mouth ulcer

    T

  • Tardive Dyskinesia ... tongue protrusion
  • Tetany ... burning tongue, tingling tongue
  • Throat cancer ... Mouth ulcer
  • Thyroid agenesis ... protruding tongue
  • Tongue Cancer ... sore tongue, Mouth ulcer
  • Tongue Conditions ... Mouth ulcer
  • Tonsil cancer ... Mouth ulcer
  • Tonsil disorders ... Mouth ulcer
  • Trichinosis ... bleeding under tongue
  • Triploid syndrome ... enlarged tongue
  • Trisomy 21 mosaicism ... protruding tongue
  • Tropical sprue ... mouth ulcer, smooth tongue, tongue inflammation, tongue inflammation, beefy red tongue
  • Typhoid fever ... tongue changes

    U

  • Ulcer ... Mouth ulcer
  • Urticaria ... Tongue swelling

    V

  • Varadi Papp syndrome ... nodules on tongue
  • Vitamin B deficiency ... Glossitis

    W

  • Whelan syndrome ... nodules on tongue
  • Whistling face syndrome, recessive form ... small tongue
  • Wiedemann Opitz syndrome ... Macroglossia

    X

  • X-linked alpha thalassemia mental retardation syndrome (ATR-X) ... protruding tongue
  • X-linked mental retardation craniofacial abnormal microcepahly club ... Macroglossia
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 1 ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 2 ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 3 ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 4 ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 6 ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 7 ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip

    Y

  • Yellow fever ... furry tongue
  • Young Simpson syndrome ... Macroglossia

    Z

  • Zadik Barak Levin syndrome ... Macroglossia

    Conditions listing complications: Tongue symptoms:

    The following list of conditions have 'Tongue symptoms' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    D

  • Down Syndrome ... enlarged tongue

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    • Causes of Tongue symptoms Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Tongue symptoms based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
  • Sexual activity - history of sexual behavior?

    Classifications of Tongue symptoms:

    Subtypes of Tongue symptoms:

    Sore tongue (40 causes), Red tongue (16 causes), Swollen tongue (46 causes), White tongue (4 causes), Tingling tongue (3 causes), Tongue weakness (2 causes), Furry tongue (2 causes), Tongue rash (1 cause), Tongue itch, Tongue weakness (2 causes), Black hairy tongue, Uncontrolled tongue movements, Glossitis (3 causes), Glossodynia, Hairy Tongue, Macroglossia (6 causes), Small tongue (14 causes), Tongue discolouration (9 causes), Tongue discoloration (1 cause), Aphthous Ulcer (11 causes), Blue tongue (1 cause), Coated tongue, Darkened tongue, Pale tongue (1 cause), Red inflamed tongue (1 cause), Strawberry tongue (4 causes), Tongue ulcers (17 causes), Migrating red and white patches, Stomatitis (3 causes)

    Medical Conditions associated with Tongue symptoms:

    Mouth symptoms (1729 causes), Throat symptoms (1133 causes), Head symptoms (3771 causes), Face symptoms (2739 causes)

    Symptoms related to Tongue symptoms:

    Taste symptoms (27 causes), Throat symptoms (1133 causes), Tonsil symptoms (21 causes), Mouth symptoms (1729 causes), Tooth symptoms (356 causes), Gum symptoms (86 causes), Tongue rash (1 cause), Mouth ulcers (54 causes), Sore throat (138 causes), Mouth pain (28 causes), Difficulty swallowing (179 causes), Swallowing symptoms (181 causes), Adenoid symptoms, Cheek symptoms (50 causes), Palate symptoms (638 causes)

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