title: Central papillary atrophy of the tongue.
abstract: Twenty-eight cases of central papillary atrophy of the tongue (CPA) are presented. Vegetative Candida species were commonly but not invariably seen on cytologic and histologic examination. Follow-up of fifteen cases showed spontaneous resolution of three. It is suggested that CPA of the tongue represents a clinical rather than a pathologic entity, and that the underlying disease process may not be identical in all cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044469:Racial Groups; D013019:South Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D014059:Tongue / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology