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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Hypertrophied lingual papillae,initially with white exudate | *Hypertrophied lingual papillae,initially with white exudate | ||
*Common causes: | |||
**[[Scarlet fever]] | |||
*[[Scarlet | **[[Kawasaki disease]] | ||
*[[Kawasaki | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
[[File:Scharlach.jpg|thumb|Red "strawberry tongue" in a patient with [[scarlet fever]].]] | |||
[[File:Kawasaki symptoms B.jpg|thumb|Distinct strawberry tongue with "parched" lips as seen in a young child with [[Kawasaki disease]].]] | |||
*Red "strawberry" tongue | |||
[[File:Skarlatina.jpg|thumb|Strawberry tongue in a patient with [[Kawasaki disease]].]] | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
{{Template:Tongue DDX}} | {{Template:Tongue DDX}} | ||
== | ==Evaluation== | ||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
*Based on underlying cause | |||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
*Based on underlying cause | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Tongue Diagnoses]] | *[[Tongue Diagnoses]] | ||
== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:ENT]] | [[Category:ENT]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:34, 6 January 2022
Background
- Hypertrophied lingual papillae,initially with white exudate
- Common causes:
Clinical Features
Red "strawberry tongue" in a patient with scarlet fever.
Distinct strawberry tongue with "parched" lips as seen in a young child with Kawasaki disease.
- Red "strawberry" tongue
Strawberry tongue in a patient with Kawasaki disease.
Differential Diagnosis
Tongue diagnoses
- Tongue laceration
- Strawberry tongue
- Black hairy tongue
- Oropharyngeal candidiasis (oral thrush)
- Hairy Oral Leukoplakia
- Tongue swelling
- Trauma
- Angioedema
- Hereditary
- Allergic (ACE)
- Idiopathic
Evaluation
Management
- Based on underlying cause
Disposition
- Based on underlying cause