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