Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2009
Parents of a 5-year-old child noted irregular colour of the child's back of tongue and consulted a pedodontist about this. Objectively: the oral cavity is sanitized, DF index = 4, dorsal and lateral surfaces of tongue have area of desquamating epithelium bordering upon areas of hypertrophy and increased corni-fication of filiform papillae. The child has a history of being allergic to some foodstuffs. What is the clinical diagnosis?
Answer options
- Tuberculous glossitis
- Candidous glossitis
- Herpetic tongue lesion
- Acute catarrhal glossitis
- Desquamative glossitis
Correct answer
Desquamative glossitis
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