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Doddabasavaiah Basavapur Nandini1, Shivanand Bagalad Bhavana2, Byathnal Suryakanth Deepak3
1Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology, Dental College RIMS , Imphal, Manipur, India .
Abstract:
Geographic tongue is a benign recurrent condition of uncertain aetiology affecting the tongue characterized by loss of epithelium especially filiform papillae giving a characteristic appearance. The clinical presentation may vary from asymptomatic to painful and burning ulceration. The condition is commonly seen in adults but few cases are reported in children. A case of asymptomatic geographic tongue in three-year-old male child and literature review with new insight in aetiology is presented here. Management depends on the clinical condition and underlying aetiology.
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