Migratory glossitis. A clinical-histologic review of seventy cases.
The observations on seventy patients with migratory glossitis and follow-up experiences over a period of 10 years are recorded. Women represented 65.7 per cent of the total, and most cases occurred in patients over 40 years of age. In 20 per cent of the patients other anomalies of the tongue were associated, and in 20 per cent subjective complaints were associated with psychic stress. Histologic investigations showed an inflammatory reaction of the epithelium and of the underlying connective tissue. The patient must be reassured of the benign nature of the tongue lesion. At follow-up examination, the lesions were present but no malignant change was observed.
D000166:Acridines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005929:Glossitis, Benign Migratory / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007501:Iron / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000166:Acridines; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D009067:Mouthwashes; D014801:Vitamin A; D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D007501:Iron; D014805:Vitamin B 12; D001205:Ascorbic Acid