title: Painful tongue lesions associated with a food allergy.
abstract: Transient lingual papillitis is an inflammatory disease of the tongue that can be very symptomatic in children. This case report describes the clinical features of transient lingual papillitis in a 7-year-old boy that was associated with a food allergy. The potential causes of this condition are reviewed and a differential diagnosis is provided.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Pediatric Dentistry, Houston, Texas, USA. Catherine.M.Faitz@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Flaitz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chavarria
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001768:Blister / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005399:Fishes; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D005928:Glossitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male