Sore tongue

Sore tongue: Introduction

Sore tongue: Pain or soreness of the tongue. See detailed information below for a list of 112 causes of Sore tongue, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Sore tongue:

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

• Tongue injury
• Biting the tongue (see Tongue symptoms)
• Oral infection
• Canker sore
• Cold sores
• Herpes simplex
• Tongue ulcer
• Poorly fitting dentures
• Anemia - see also types of anemia or causes of anemia
• Heavy smoking
• Tongue cancer
• Neuralgia
• Referred dental pain
• Referred heart pain
• Angina - angina occasionally causes tongue pain
• Bowel disorders
• Brain disorders
• Heart disorders
• Folic acid deficiency anemia
• Iron deficiency anemia
• Pernicious anemia
• Canker sores
• Dry mouth
• Salivary gland disorders
• Tongue disorders
• Trauma
• Ranula
• Calculus in duct of submandibular salivary gland (see Salivary gland symptoms)
• Foreign body
• Myositis
• more causes...»

See full list of 112 causes of Sore tongue

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Causes of Types of Sore tongue:

Review the causes of these more specific types of Sore tongue:

• Tongue ulcers (24 causes)
• Red inflamed tongue (14 causes)
• Aphthous Ulcer (82 causes)
• more types...»

Review causes of types of Sore tongue in more specific categories:

• Sore tongue in children (15 causes)
• more types...»

See full list of 7 types for Sore tongue

Sore tongue: Symptom Checker

Our database lists various combinations of symptoms associated with Sore tongue. Visit the Sore tongue: Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

Sore tongue Treatments

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Stories from Users for Sore tongue

Real-life user stories relating to Sore tongue:

• burning and sores on tongue
• Sore throat,gums,tongue
• sore sides of tongue, throat swelling
• sore tongue
• What is causing my sore tongue?
• tongue with sores eruptions and white coating
• White Tongue sores
• sore throat and tongue
• Sudden outburst of canker sores and white bumps on tongue
• Dextrose or maltodextrin hurting my tongue?

Message Boards for Sore tongue

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• Musculoskeletal (Muscles, joints and bones) (854)
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• Allergic/Immunologic (213)
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• ENMT (Ears, Nose, Mouth and Throat) (656)
  • Pain on one side of throat
  • Swelling in roof of mouth
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Medications or substances causing Sore tongue:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Sore tongue as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.


• Ceporex
• Capace
• Sodium Aurothiomalate
• Myocrisin Injection
• Aurothiogluccose
• Solganal
• more causes...»

See full list of 13 medications causing Sore tongue


Sore tongue: Comorbid Symptoms

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Tongue symptoms (430 causes)
• Throat symptoms (3410 causes)
• Mouth symptoms (6864 causes)
• Head symptoms (10192 causes)
• Pain symptoms (6458 causes)
• Sensory symptoms (7134 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
• Neurological symptoms (9575 causes)
• Sensations (6520 causes)
• Brain symptoms (2787 causes)
• Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes)
• Common symptoms (8589 causes)
• Body symptoms (5672 causes)
• Breathing symptoms (3381 causes)
• Breath symptoms (3023 causes)
• Face symptoms (8109 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Research the causes of related medical symptoms such as:

• Sore (10 causes)
• Tongue
• Tongue symptoms (430 causes)
• Tongue disease
• Tongue disorder
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Sore tongue

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

• Red tongue (41 causes)
• Sore throat (512 causes)
• Tongue symptoms (430 causes)
• Mouth pain (142 causes)
• Mouth symptoms (6864 causes)
• Taste symptoms (94 causes)
• Tongue pain
• Tongue ulcers (24 causes)
• Tongue rash (5 causes)
• Mouth ulcers (253 causes)
• Swallowing symptoms (664 causes)
• Difficulty swallowing (702 causes)
• Cheek symptoms (104 causes)
• Cheek pain (14 causes)
• Facial pain (153 causes)
• Dental pain (25 causes)
• Gum pain (16 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Sore tongue: Research Related 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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Hospitals & Clinics: Sore tongue

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Organs affected by Sore tongue:

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

• Tongue

Detailed list of causes of Sore tongue

See full list of 112 causes of Sore tongue

How Common are these Causes of Sore tongue?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Sore tongue. Of the 112 causes of Sore tongue that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 4 causes are "very common" diseases
• 5 causes are "common" diseases
• 4 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 1 causes are "rare" diseases
• 6 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 97 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 112 causes of Sore tongue

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Sore tongue:

The following list of conditions have 'Sore tongue' 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.

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A

• Adam and Eve poisoning ... burning tongue
• Amyloidosis ... tongue inflammation
• Anemia ... tongue inflammation
• Anemia, hypochromic microcytic ... sore tongue
• Anemia, Iron-Deficiency ... sore tongue

B

• 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

• Canker sores ... tongue ulcers
• Chemical allergy ... sore tongue
• Chemical poisoning -- Sulfuric Acid ... mouth ulcer
• Cobalamin malabsorption, selective, with proteinuria ... tongue inflammation
• Congenital Vitamin B12 Malabsorption ... tongue inflammation

D

• Decreased folate ... sore tongue

E

• Elephant's-ear poisoning ... tongue pain

F

• Familial Selective Vitamin B12 Malabsorption ... tongue inflammation
• Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor ... tongue inflammation

G

• Geographic Tongue ... sore tongue
• Gingivostomatitis ... tongue ulcers
• Glossitis ... sore tongue
• Glossodynia ... tongue pain
• Glucagonoma syndrome ... tongue inflammation
• Graeck-Imerslund disease ... Tongue inflammation, Burning tongue
• Grasbeck-Imerslund Disease ... tongue inflammation, burning tongue

H

• Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease ... tongue ulcers
• Hand-Foot-Mouth Syndrome ... tongue ulcers
• Hunter glossitis ... tongue pain

I

• Imerslund's Anemia ... tongue inflammation
• Imerslund's Syndrome ... tongue inflammation
• Imerslund-Najman-Grasbeck Anemia ... tongue inflammation
• Imerslund-Najman-Grasbeck Disease ... tongue inflammation
• Imerslund-Najman-Grasbeck Syndrome ... tongue inflammation
• Iron deficiency anemia ... tongue inflammation

J

• Juvenile Megaloblastic Anemia ... tongue inflammation

L

• Lip and oral cavity cancer ... sore tongue

M

• Macrocytic anemia ... sore tongue
• Macrocytosis ... sore tongue
• Megaloblasti Anemia, 1 ... tongue inflammation
• Megaloblastic Anemia 1 ... burning tongue
• Megaloblastic Anemia, Familial ... tongue inflammation
• Mouth cancer ... Mouth ulcer
• Mouth conditions ... Mouth ulcer
• Mouth ulcers ... tongue ulcers, tongue pain

O

• Oral cancer ... sore tongue
• Oral lichen planus ... tongue pain

P

• Pernicious anemia ... sore tongue, burning tongue
• Pernicious Anemia, Juvenile type ... tongue inflammation
• Pyridoxine deficiency ... sore tongue

R

• Riboflavin deficiency ... sore tongue

S

• Selective Vitamin B12 malabsorption with Proteinuria ... burning tongue
• Sjogren's Syndrome ... tongue ulcers
• Smoking Cessation ... sore tongue
• Sprue ... sore tongue, red inflamed tongue
• Syphilis ... mouth ulcer

T

• Tetany ... burning tongue
• Throat cancer ... Mouth ulcer
• Tongue Cancer ... sore tongue, Mouth ulcer
• Tongue Conditions ... Mouth ulcer
• Tonsil cancer ... Mouth ulcer
• Tonsil disorders ... Mouth ulcer
• Tropical sprue ... tongue inflammation, mouth ulcer

U

• Ulcer ... Mouth ulcer

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Causes of Sore tongue Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Sore tongue 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?

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  Evidence Based Medicine Research for Sore tongue

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  • Modafinil
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  • Cyanocobalamin nasal spray (Nascobal) Vitamin B12 deficiency
  • What investigations are helpful for recurrent sore tongue with probable lingual papillitis in the absence of oral thrush?
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  • Pernicious Anemia (Overview)
  • Gastritis, Atrophic (Overview)
  • Anemia (Follow-up)

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