Red tongue
Red tongue: Introduction
Red tongue: Redness or inflammation of the tongue.
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- Mouth lesions
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Stomatitis
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Diagnostic tests for Red tongue:
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
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your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had the red tongue? - to determine if acute or chronic.
- Is the tongue redness focal or diffuse? - Diffuse redness of the tongue is found in antibiotic glossitis, pernicious anemia, aphthous stomatitis, thrush and streptococcal glossitis. Focal redness of the tongue may be due to cuts and ulcerations of the tongue due to trauma (such as the bitten tongue or burned tongue) or injury from a sharp tooth or jagged dental plate. Other causes of painful focal redness of the tongue include tongue cancer, tuberculosis, syphilis (often painless) and herpes simplex ulcers.
- Past medical history? - e.g. pernicious anemia is associated with thyroid disease, Addison's disease and vitiligo; Vitamin B12 deficiency may be due to pernicious anemia, celiac disease or Crohn's disease.
- Past surgical history? - e.g. gastrectomy (removal of the stomach) and removal of the ileum (part of the small bowel) may cause Vitamin B12 deficiency.
- Medications? - e.g. some antibiotics may cause diffuse glossitis.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
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The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Red tongue) may include:
- Oral ulceration? - may be due to Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, Behcet's disease, Reiter's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, dietary deficiencies (of iron, folic acid, Vitamin B12), mouth trauma, sharp teeth, ill-fitting dentures, syphilis or tuberculosis.
- Symptoms of glossitis (inflammation of the tongue)? - e.g. smooth appearance of the tongue, tongue may be red. In later stages there may be shallow ulceration. May be due to nutritional deficiency in iron, folate, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6 or Vitamin B12.
- Symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease? - e.g. fever, headache, sore mouth, shallow ulcers on the lining of the mouth, gums and tongue, blisters on hands, palms and soles.
- Symptoms of riboflavin (Vitamin B2) deficiency? - e.g. fissuring at the corners of the mouth, red inflamed tongue, seborrheic dermatitis on face, scrotum or vagina.
- Symptoms of angular stomatitis? - e.g. cracks at the corners of the mouth. Possible causes may include Vitamin B6, B12, folate and iron deficiency. These dietary deficiencies may also cause glossitis (inflammation of the tongue).
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Detailed list of causes of Red tongue
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How Common are these Causes of Red tongue?
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Of the 29
causes of Red tongue that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 1
causes are "common" diseases
- 2
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 2
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 25
causes have no prevalence information.
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Conditions listing symptoms: Red tongue:
The following list of conditions
have 'Red tongue' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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A
Allergenic cross-reactivity
... tongue rednessAmyloidosis
... tongue inflammationAnemia
... tongue inflammationB
Bacterial toxic-shock syndrome
... strawberry tongueF
Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor
... tongue inflammationG
Glossitis
... red tongueGlucagonoma syndrome
... tongue inflammationGräsbeck-Imerslund disease
... red tongueH
Hunter glossitis
... beefy red tongueI
Imerslünd-Grasbeck Syndrome
... red tongueIron deficiency anemia
... tongue inflammationK
Kawasaki disease
... strawberry tongueM
Megaloblastic Anemia 1
... red tongueP
Pernicious anemia
... red tonguePlummer-Vinson syndrome
... red tonguePollen food allergy syndrome
... tongue rednessPyridoxine deficiency
... red tongueS
Scarletina (Scarlet Fever)
... "strawberry" tongueSelective Vitamin B12 malabsorption with Proteinuria
... red tongueSprue
... red inflamed tongueStaphylococcal toxic shock syndrome
... strawberry tongueT
Tropical sprue
... tongue inflammation, beefy red tongue
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Causes of Red tongue Based on Risk Factors
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Red tongue?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Red tongue, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
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Classifications of Red tongue:
Subtypes of Red tongue:
Red inflamed tongue (1 cause), Strawberry tongue (4 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Red tongue:
Tongue symptoms (351 causes), Throat symptoms (2341 causes), Mouth symptoms (2889 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes), Face symptoms (4405 causes)
Symptoms related to Red tongue:
Sore tongue (49 causes), Tongue symptoms (351 causes), Mouth pain (99 causes), Mouth symptoms (2889 causes), Taste symptoms (74 causes), Scarlet fever, Kawasaki disease, Riboflavin deficiency, Glossitis (3 causes), Upper respiratory tract infections
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