Tongue diagnoses: Difference between revisions

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 *[[Strawberry Tongue]]
 *[[Black Hairy Tongue]]
+*[[Oral Thrush]]
-== [[Oral Thrush]] ==
+*Tongue Swelling
-*Candidal infection
+**Trauma
-*White curd-like plaques, easily removable with erythematous base
+**[[Angioedema (Upper Airway)|angioedema]]
-*Usually painless
+***Hereditary
-*Risk Factors:
+***Allergic (ACE)
-**Extremes of age
+***Idiopathic
-**Abx
-**Immunocompromise (AIDS, immunosuppressants)
-*Treatment
-**Nystatin oral suspension 500,000 units (swish and swallow) QID OR
-**Clotrimazole 10mg troches 5x per day OR
-**Fluconazole, 100mg PO
-== Tongue Swelling ==
-*Differential includes trauma, [[Angioedema (Upper Airway)|angioedema]], other conditions listed
-*[[Angioedema (Upper Airway)|Angioedema]] is true emergency, suggested by face,lip, and tongue swelling
-**Hereditary,allergic (ACE), or idiopathic
 ==See Also==