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Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Tongue Diseases > Glossitis > Glossitis, Benign Migratory

Preferred term

Glossitis, Benign Migratory  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An idiopathic disorder of the tongue characterized by the loss of filiform papillae leaving reddened areas of circinate macules bound by a white band. The lesions heal, then others erupt.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Erythema Migrans, Lingual
  • Geographic Tongue
  • Glossitis Areata Exfoliativa
  • Tongue, Geographic

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TP3BS6MJ-R

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