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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

  1. Tuberculous glossitis
  2. Candidous glossitis
  3. Herpetic tongue lesion
  4. Acute catarrhal glossitis
  5. Desquamative glossitis
Correct answer

Desquamative glossitis

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