Juvenile Geographic Tongue with Atopic
Dermatitis-A Case Report
Volume 1 - Issue 2
Valen Dela D’souza1*, Prasanna Kumar Rao2, Raghavendra Kini3, Gowri P Bhandarkar4, Roopashri Rajesh Kashyap4
and Preethi A Poonja5
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- 1Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, A J Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
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Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, A J Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
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Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, A J Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
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Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, A J Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
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Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, A J Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding author:
ValenDelaD’ souza, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences Kuntikana, Kuntikana,
India
Received: February 23,2018; Published: February 28, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/IPDOAJ.2018.01.000106
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Abstract
Geographic tongue is a benign recurrent condition characterized by loss of epithelium especially filiform papillae commonly seen in
adults. The clinical presentation may vary from asymptomatic to painful, burning ulceration. This paper reports a case of asymptomatic
Geographic tongue in a male child with atopic dermatitis.
Abbrevations: GT: Geographic Tongue; HLA: Human Leukocyte Antigens
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