Symptoms of Geographic Tongue

Symptoms of Geographic Tongue

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Geographic Tongue includes the 12 symptoms listed below:

• Reddened, slightly raised lesions on tongue
• Usually painless
• Position of patches may change over time as plaques appear to "migrate"
• Asymptomatic
• Sore tongue
• Smooth patches on tongue
• Changing tongue pattern
• Lip lesions
• Soft lesions on roof of mouth
• Gray-yellow lesion borders
• Whitish lesion borders
• Itchy tongue
• more information...»

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• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Geographic Tongue: Symptom Checkers

Review the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Geographic Tongue:

• Sore tongue -- Symptom Checker

Geographic Tongue: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Geographic Tongue:

• Fissured tongue
• more complications...»

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Do I have Geographic Tongue?

• Geographic Tongue: Introduction
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Geographic Tongue
• How serious is it?
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• More about Geographic Tongue

Wrongly Diagnosed with Geographic Tongue?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Geographic Tongue includes:

• Acromegaly
• Hives
• Oral thrush
• Thrush
• Urticaria
• more diagnoses...»

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Geographic Tongue: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Face / Facial / Oral Health Specialists:
  • Oral Pathology
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Facial Plastic Surgery
• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
  • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
• Dental Health Specialists:
  • General Dentistry
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental)
  • Public Health Dentistry
  • Endodontics
  • Oral Pathology (Mouth Specialist)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (Mouth / Facial Surgery)
  • Periodontics
  • Prosthodontics (Dental Prosthetics)
• more specialists...»

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More information about symptoms of Geographic Tongue and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Asymptomatic - see all causes of No symptoms
• Changing tongue pattern - see all causes of Tongue rash
• Sore tongue - see all causes of Sore tongue

Geographic Tongue as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Geographic Tongue, it is also important to consider Geographic Tongue as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Geographic Tongue may cause:

• Glossitis

Geographic Tongue as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Geographic Tongue as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Geographic Tongue.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Geographic Tongue
• How serious is Geographic Tongue?
• More about Geographic Tongue
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

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About signs and symptoms of Geographic Tongue:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Geographic Tongue. This signs and symptoms information for Geographic Tongue has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Geographic Tongue signs or Geographic Tongue symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Geographic Tongue may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Geographic Tongue symptoms.

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