MEDIAN RHOMBOID GLOSSITIS (central papillary atrophy) Flashcards

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INTRAORALLY CLINICALLY

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SMOOTH/ERYTHEMATOUS RHOMBOID PATCH MID-DORSAL SURFACE TONGUE (LACKS FILIFORM PAPILLAE)

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SYMPTOMS

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ASYMPTOMATIC

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AREAS

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  • MID-DORSAL SURFACE OF THE TONGUE
  • JUNCTION OF THE HARD/SOFT PALATE (“KISSING LESIONS”)
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ETIOLOGY

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CHRONIC ERYTHEMA CANDIDA ALBICANS INFECTION (CONSIDERED A FORM OF CHRONIC ATROPHIC CANDIDIASIS)

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PATIENTS

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DIABETES/IMMUNOSUPPRESSED

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TREATMENT

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TOPICAL ANTIFUNGALS IF SYMPTOMATIC

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