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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2019

A 38-year-old man complains of sensation of a foreign body on his tongue and development of gag reflex during talking. The signs appeared after the prolonged taking of antibiotics. Objective examination detected thickened and pigmented filiform papillae enlarged to 2-3 cm in size. Histologically papillar hyperplasia and marked keratinization without changes in the surrounding tissues were detected. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Black hairy tongue
  2. Median rhomboid glossitis
  3. Fissured tongue
  4. Glossitis areata exfoliativa
  5. Geographic tongue
Correct answer

Black hairy tongue

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