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Causes of Tongue symptoms

This section discusses 384 medical conditions causing Tongue symptoms. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Tongue symptoms:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Tongue symptoms. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Tongue symptoms:

The following list of conditions have 'Tongue symptoms' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Acromegaly ... enlarged tongue
  • Acrorenal mandibular syndrome ... small tongue
  • Adam and Eve poisoning ... tongue swelling, burning tongue
  • Agnathia-holoprosencephaly-situs inversus ... small tongue
  • Allergenic cross-reactivity ... tongue swelling, tongue redness
  • Amyloidosis ... enlarged tongue, tongue inflammation, tongue inflammation
  • Amyloidosis AL ... enlarged tongue
  • Amyloidosis, inflammatory ... swollen tongue
  • Anemia ... tongue inflammation
  • Anemia, hypochromic microcytic ... sore tongue, swollen tongue
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency ... sore tongue
  • Angelman syndrome ... tongue protrusion
  • Angioedema ... swollen tongue
  • Antihypertensive drug allergy ... tongue swelling
  • Asiatic porpoise poisoning ... swollen tongue
  • Athyrotic hypothyroidism sequence ... enlarged tongue

    B

  • Bacterial toxic-shock syndrome ... strawberry tongue
  • Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome ... enlarged tongue
  • Bejel ... mouth ulcer
  • Breathing-related sleep disorder ... macroglossia
  • Burning mouth syndrome, Type 1 ... tongue pain
  • Burning mouth syndrome, Type 2 ... tongue pain
  • Burning mouth syndrome- Type 3 ... tongue pain

    C

  • C1esterase deficiency ... tongue swelling
  • Caffeine Allergy ... tongue swelling
  • Caladium poisoning ... tongue swelling
  • Calla lily poisoning ... tongue swelling
  • Calla poisoning ... tongue swelling
  • Candidiasis ... white patches on tongue
  • Canker sores ... tongue ulcers
  • Century Plant poisoning ... tongue swelling
  • Chemical allergy ... sore tongue
  • Chemical poisoning - Sulfuric Acid ... mouth ulcer
  • Chitayat Meunier Hodgkinson syndrome ... tongue abnormalities
  • Chromosome 12p deletion ... Protruding tongue
  • Chromosome 12p deletion syndrome ... protruding tongue
  • Chromosome 4, trisomy 4p ... enlarged tongue
  • Chromosome 9 inversion or duplication ... protruding tongue
  • Chromosome 9 trisomy syndrome ... tongue abnormalities
  • Chromosome 9, trisomy ... Tongue abnormalities
  • Congenital hypothyroidism ... Macroglossia, enlarged tongue, protruding tongue
  • Cretinism athyreotic ... enlarged tongue

    D

  • Dana syndrome ... glossitis
  • De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Dehydration ... dry tongue
  • Del (1) (pter-p36.3) mosaicism ... small tongue
  • Dieffenbachia poisoning ... tongue swelling
  • Down Syndrome ... enlarged tongue, protruding tongue
  • Drug Allergies ... tongue swelling
  • Dysgnathia complex ... small tongue

    E

  • Ectodermal dysplasia - mental retardation - central nervous system malformation ... protruding tongue
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - mental retardation - CNS malformation ... protruding tongue
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type ... tongue abnormalities
  • Elephant's-ear poisoning ... tongue pain
  • Exercise induced anaphylaxis ... tongue swelling

    F

  • Faciocardiomelic dysplasia, lethal ... small tongue
  • Familial dysautonomia ... smooth tongue
  • Food Additive Allergy ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - amaranth ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - Annatto ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - benzoate ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - carageenan gum ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - Carmine ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - erythrosine ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - guar gum ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - gum ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - gum acacia ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - gum tragacanth ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - lecithin ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - locust bean gum ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - quinoline yellow ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - saffron ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - salicytes ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - sulphite ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - sulphite derivative ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - sunset yellow ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - tartrazine ... tongue swelling
  • Food Additive Allergy - xanthan gum ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - abalone ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - almond ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - aniseed ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - apple ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - apricot ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - avocado ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - banana ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - barley ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - bean ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - beef ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - beer ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - bell pepper ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - brazil nut ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - buckwheat ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - cabbage ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - carp ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - carrot ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - cashew ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - castor bean ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - celery ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - chamomile tea ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - cherry ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - chestnut ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - chick pea ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - chicken meat ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - cinnamon ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - coconut ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - codfish ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - Coriander ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - crab ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - crayfish ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - cumin ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - date palm ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - duck meat ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - fennel ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - fish ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - frog ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - fruit ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - garbanzo (legume) ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - garlic ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - goose meat ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - hazelnut ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - hops ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - kidney bean ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - kiwi fruit ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - lamb ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - lentil ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - lettuce ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - lima bean ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - Linden tea ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - lobster ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - lychee ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - mackerel ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - mango ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - meat ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - melon ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - milk ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - mollusk ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - MSG ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - mussel ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - mustard leaf ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - oat ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - olive ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - oranges ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - papaya ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - paprika ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - parsley ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - pea ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - peach ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - peanuts ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - pear ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - pecan ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - pine nut ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - pineapple ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - plantain ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - plum ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - pomegranates ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - pork ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - potato ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - pumpkin ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - Quorn ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - red meat ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - rice ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - rye ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - salmon ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - scallop ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - sesame ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - shellfish ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - shrimp ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - snail ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - soy ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - soybean ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - spices ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - strawberry ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - sulfite ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - sunflower seeds ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - thyme ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - tomato ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - tree nuts ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - tuna ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - turnip ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - turtle ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - vegetable oil ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - walnuts ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - watermelon ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - wheat ... tongue swelling
  • Food Allergy - zucchini ... tongue swelling
  • Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome ... small tongue
  • Fucosidosis type 1 ... enlarged tongue
  • Fucosidosis type II ... enlarged tongue
  • Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor ... tongue inflammation

    G

  • Geographic Tongue ... sore tongue, changing tongue pattern
  • Gingivostomatitis ... tongue ulcers
  • Glossitis ... sore tongue, red tongue, swollen tongue
  • Glossodynia ... tongue pain
  • Glucagonoma ... smooth tongue
  • Glucagonoma syndrome ... tongue inflammation
  • Glycogen storage disease type 2 ... enlarged tongue
  • Glycogenosis type 2 ... enlarged tongue
  • Golden club poisoning ... tongue swelling
  • Grand mal seizures ... biting the tongue
  • Green dragon poisoning ... tongue swelling
  • Gräsbeck-Imerslund disease ... burning tongue, red tongue, smooth tongue

    H

  • Hairy tongue ... white tongue, brown tongue
  • Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease ... tongue ulcers
  • Hand-Foot-Mouth Syndrome ... tongue ulcers
  • Hanhart Syndrome ... small tongue
  • Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Rue ... swollen tongue
  • Herbal Agent overdose - Feverfew ... swollen tongue
  • Herpes stomatitis ... tongue swelling
  • Hives ... tongue swelling
  • Hunter glossitis ... tongue pain, swollen tongue, beefy red tongue
  • Hypocalcemia ... tongue paresthesias
  • Hypoparathyroidism ... tongue paresthesias
  • Hypothyroidism - dermoid cyst - cleft palate ... small tongue

    I

  • IgE mediated gastrointestinal food allergy ... tongue swelling
  • Imerslünd-Grasbeck Syndrome ... burning tongue, red tongue, smooth tongue
  • Immunoglobulinic amyloidosis ... enlarged tongue
  • Insect bite allergy ... tongue swelling
  • Insect sting allergy ... tongue swelling
  • Iron deficiency anemia ... tongue inflammation
  • Italian arum poisoning ... tongue swelling

    J

  • Jack-in-the-pulpit poisoning ... tongue swelling
  • Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome ... white tongue
  • Jaundice ... furry tongue
  • Johnson-Hall-Krous syndrome ... small tongue
  • Joubert Syndrome ... tongue abnormalities, abnormal tongue movements

    K

  • Katsantoni-Papadakou-Lagoyanni syndrome ... protruding tongue
  • Kawasaki disease ... strawberry tongue
  • Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome ... enlarged tongue

    L

  • Lichen planus ... blue areas on the tongue
  • Lip and oral cavity cancer ... sore tongue
  • Local anaesthetic allergy ... tongue swelling
  • Lubarsch-Pick syndrome ... enlarged tongue

    M

  • Machado-Joseph Disease ... twitching tongue
  • Macrocytic anemia ... sore tongue, smooth tongue
  • Macrocytosis ... sore tongue
  • Mannosidosis, alpha B lysosomal ... enlarged tongue
  • Matsoukas syndrome ... small tongue
  • Megaloblastic Anemia 1 ... burning tongue, red tongue, smooth tongue
  • Meige syndrome ... tongue spasm, tongue protrusion
  • Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome ... tongue abnormalities, tongue furrows, tongue folds
  • Mental retardation, X-linked with brachydactyly and macroglossia ... enlarged tongue
  • Microphthalmia syndromic, type 6 ... small tongue
  • Mobius syndrome ... tongue deformities
  • Moebius Syndrome ... deformed tongue
  • Mohr syndrome ... nodules on tongue
  • Morphine allergy ... tongue swelling
  • Mouth cancer ... Mouth ulcer
  • Mouth conditions ... Mouth ulcer
  • Mouth ulcers ... tongue pain, tongue ulcers
  • Mucopolysaccharidoses ... Macroglossia
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis II ... enlarged tongue
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis type 2 Hunter syndrome- mild form ... enlarged tongue
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis VI ... Macroglossia
  • Mulibrey Nanism syndrome ... small tongue
  • Möbius syndrome ... deformed tongue

    N

  • Nephthytis poisoning ... tongue swelling
  • Non-Food Allergy - Africanized honeybee ... tongue swelling
  • Non-Food Allergy - Ant ... tongue swelling
  • Non-Food Allergy - Black fire ant ... tongue swelling
  • Non-Food Allergy - Bumblebee ... tongue swelling
  • Non-Food Allergy - honey bee ... tongue swelling
  • Non-Food Allergy - Hornet ... tongue swelling
  • Non-Food Allergy - Red fire ant ... tongue swelling
  • Non-Food Allergy - scorpion ... tongue swelling
  • Non-Food Allergy - Tropical fire ant ... tongue swelling
  • Non-Food Allergy - wasp ... tongue swelling
  • Non-Food Allergy - Yellow jacket Wasp ... tongue swelling
  • Novacaine drug allergy ... tongue swelling
  • Nutritional deficiency ... Glossitis

    O

  • Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy ... tongue weakness
  • OFD syndrome type 8 ... nodules on tongue
  • OFD syndrome type Figuera ... nodules on tongue
  • OFD syndrome type IX ... nodules on tongue
  • Oral cancer ... sore tongue, lump on tongue
  • Oral facial digital syndrome ... nodules on tongue
  • Oral facial digital syndrome, type IV ... nodules on tongue
  • Oral lichen planus ... tongue pain
  • Oral submucous fibrosis ... small tongue
  • Oral thrush ... white patches on tongue
  • Orofaciodigital syndrome Thurston type ... nodules on tongue
  • Orofaciodigital syndrome type 10 ... nodules on tongue
  • Orofaciodigital syndrome, type 3 ... nodules on tongue

    P

  • Penicillin allergy ... tongue swelling
  • Pernicious anemia ... sore tongue, burning tongue, red tongue, Tongue symptoms
  • Plant poisoning - Calcium oxalate crystals ... tongue swelling
  • Plant poisoning - dumbcane (Dieffenbachia sp.) ... swollen tongue
  • Plant poisoning - elephant's ear (Colocasia sp.) ... swollen tongue
  • Plant poisoning - Philodendron (Philodendron sp.) ... swollen tongue
  • Plummer-Vinson syndrome ... red tongue, smooth tongue
  • Pollen food allergy syndrome ... tongue swelling, tongue redness
  • Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma ... lump on tongue
  • Primary Lateral Sclerosis ... tongue weakness
  • Progressive Spinobulbar muscular atrophy ... tongue weakness
  • Pyridoxine deficiency ... sore tongue, red tongue

    R

  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal ... tongue lump
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal 1 ... tongue lump
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal 2 ... tongue lump
  • Riboflavin deficiency ... sore tongue

    S

  • Scarletina (Scarlet Fever) ... "strawberry" tongue
  • Seafood allergy ... tongue swelling
  • Seghers syndrome ... small tongue
  • Selective Vitamin B12 malabsorption with Proteinuria ... burning tongue, red tongue, smooth tongue
  • Sickle Cell Anemia ... pale tongue
  • Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome ... enlarged tongue
  • Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, type 1 (SGBS1) ... enlarged tongue
  • Sjogren's Syndrome ... smooth tongue, tongue ulcers
  • Spinal bulbar motor neuropathy ... tongue spasms
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy type II ... twitching tongue
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia, Machado-Joseph type I ... twitching tongue
  • Split hand split foot mandibular hypoplasia ... small tongue
  • Sprue ... sore tongue, red inflamed tongue
  • Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome ... strawberry tongue
  • Stuve-Wiedemann dysplasia ... smooth tongue
  • Stuve-Wiedemann syndrome ... smooth tongue
  • Sugarman syndrome ... nodules on tongue
  • Sulfa antibiotics allergy ... tongue swelling
  • Syphilis ... mouth ulcer

    T

  • Tardive Dyskinesia ... tongue protrusion
  • Tetany ... burning tongue, tingling tongue
  • Throat cancer ... Mouth ulcer
  • Thyroid agenesis ... protruding tongue
  • Tongue Cancer ... sore tongue, Mouth ulcer
  • Tongue Conditions ... Mouth ulcer
  • Tonsil cancer ... Mouth ulcer
  • Tonsil disorders ... Mouth ulcer
  • Trichinosis ... bleeding under tongue
  • Triploid syndrome ... enlarged tongue
  • Trisomy 21 mosaicism ... protruding tongue
  • Tropical sprue ... mouth ulcer, smooth tongue, tongue inflammation, tongue inflammation, beefy red tongue
  • Typhoid fever ... tongue changes

    U

  • Ulcer ... Mouth ulcer
  • Urticaria ... Tongue swelling

    V

  • Varadi Papp syndrome ... nodules on tongue
  • Vitamin B deficiency ... Glossitis
  • Vitamin B12 Deficiency ... tingling tongue

    W

  • Whelan syndrome ... nodules on tongue
  • Whistling face syndrome, recessive form ... small tongue
  • Wiedemann Opitz syndrome ... Macroglossia
  • Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome ... enlarged tongue

    X

  • X-linked alpha thalassemia mental retardation syndrome (ATR-X) ... protruding tongue
  • X-linked mental retardation craniofacial abnormal microcepahly club ... Macroglossia
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 1 ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 2 ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 3 ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 4 ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 6 ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 7 ... squamous cell carcinoma of tongue tip

    Y

  • Yellow fever ... furry tongue
  • Young Simpson syndrome ... Macroglossia

    Z

  • Zadik Barak Levin syndrome ... Macroglossia

    Conditions listing medical complications: Tongue symptoms:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Tongue symptoms' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    D

  • Down Syndrome ... enlarged tongue

    More Information About Tongue symptoms

    List of 384 causes of Tongue symptoms

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Tongue symptoms in our database from various sources.

    Medical Textbooks about Tongue symptoms

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Tongue symptoms. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Tongue symptoms (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
    • TONGUE PAIN
    • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
    • Stomatitis
    • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
    • Throat pain
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • Mouth lesions
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • Throat pain
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • Stomatitis
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
    • Throat pain
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
     

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