Glossitis
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Glossitis Risk Factors
Risk factors for glossitis include:
Elderly
Alcohol abuse
Dentures
Depression
Any condition that causes a
weakening of the immune system
such as:
Diabetes
Organ transplant
Chemotherapy: the administration of medicines that kill
cancer
cells.
AIDS
Chewing tobacco
Poor nutrition
Smoking
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Glossitis Symptoms
Related Topics:
Drug side effect
Halitosis
Herpes gingivostomatitis
Ludwig's angina
Mouth or tongue pain
Mouth or tongue swelling
Oral cancer
Oral thrush
Tongue lesion
Tongue ulcer
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Tongue lesion
Tongue pain
Tongue swelling
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Last Updated: May 14, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Glossitis References:
Assimakopoulos D, Patrikakos G, Fotika C, Elisaf M. Benign migratory glossitis or geographic tongue: an enigmatic oral lesion. Am J Med. 2002 Dec 15;113(9):751-5.
Bohmer T, Mowe M. The association between atrophic glossitis and protein-calorie malnutrition in old age. Age Ageing. 2000 Jan;29(1):47-50.
Byrd JA, Bruce AJ, Rogers RS 3rd. Glossitis and other tongue disorders. Dermatol Clin. 2003 Jan;21(1):123-34.
