RT Book, Section
A1 Valdez, Ernest
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A1 Gonsalves, Wanda C.
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Sabella, Camille
A2 Smith, Mindy Ann
A2 Mayeaux, E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
A2 Appachi, Elumalai
SR Print(0)
ID 1114870568
T1 Geographic Tongue
T2 The Color Atlas of Pediatrics
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176701-9
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114870568
RD 2024/04/24
AB A  4-year-old  girl  is  brought  to  the  pediatrician’s  office  because  the  mother  is  concerned  about  her  child’s  tongue  having  a  “strange  appearance.”  She  denies  pain  or  discomfort  and  is  unsure  how  long  the  lesions  have  been  present.  The  lesions  seem  to  change  areas  of  distribution  on  the  tongue.  The  examination  reveals  large,  well-delineated,  shiny  and  smooth,  erythematous  spots  on  the  surface  of  the  tongue  (Figure  35-1).  The  diagnosis  is  geographic  tongue  (benign  migratory  glossitis).  The  physician  explains  that  it  is  benign  and  that  no  treatment  is  needed  unless  symptoms  develop.