Geographic Tongue in Monozygotic Twins
This article discusses a case of 5-year-old girl monozygotic twins who were suffering from geographic tongue (GT), a benign inflammatory disorder of the tongue which is characterized by circinate, irregular erythematous lesions on the dorsum and lateral borders of the tongue caused by loss of fili...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4210/7512_CE(Ra)_E(C)_F(P)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(PUH)u.pdf |
| Summary: | This article discusses a case of 5-year-old girl monozygotic twins who were suffering from geographic tongue (GT), a benign inflammatory
disorder of the tongue which is characterized by circinate, irregular erythematous lesions on the dorsum and lateral borders of the tongue
caused by loss of filiform papillae of the tongue epithelium. Whilst geographic tongue is a common entity, reports on this condition are
uncommon in the literature. To best of our knowledge, this is the first report which has described monozygotic twins with geographic tongue
in the literature.
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |