Hairy Tongue: Abnormal sensation where the tongue feels hairy or furry. See free access online books about Hairy Tongue below. See detailed information below for a list of 9 causes of Hairy Tongue, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Hairy Tongue as a symptom.
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Hairy Tongue: a tongue with abnormal elongation of the filiform papillae, resulting in a thickened furry appearance. SYN: glossotrichia, trichoglossia.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
A benign condition of the tongue characterized by hypertrophy of the filiform papillae that give the dorsum of the tongue a furry appearance. The color of the elongated papillae varies from yellowish white to brown or black, depending upon staining by substances such as tobacco, food, or drugs. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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A benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Hairy Tongue is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hairy Tongue, or a subtype of Hairy Tongue,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)
The list below shows some of the causes of Hairy Tongue mentioned in various sources:
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Medical Conditions associated with Hairy Tongue:
Tongue symptoms (351 causes), Hair symptoms (644 causes), Throat symptoms (2341 causes), Mouth symptoms (2889 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes), Face symptoms (4405 causes)
Symptoms related to Hairy Tongue:
Tongue pain, Taste symptoms (74 causes), Tongue rash (1 cause), Tongue itch, Poor oral hygiene, Therapeutic radiation, Glossopyrosis, Burning tongue, Candida albicans, Halitosis (9 causes), Hypertrophy of filiform papillae, Tobacco use, Coffee drinking, Tea drinking
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