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Last update 08 May 2025

Tongue, Hairy

Last update 08 May 2025

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Hairy Tongue, Hairy Tongues, Hairy tongue

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Introduction

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)

Clinical Trials associated with Tongue, Hairy

RBR-5bs7dr

/ RecruitingNot Applicable

Oral stereognosis in subjects with tongue lesions

Start Date01 Jul 2019

Sponsor / Collaborator-

NCT01864837

/ Unknown statusNot ApplicableIIT

Availability of Tongue Diagnosis System for Assessing Tongue Coating Thickness of Patients With Functional Dyspepsia: Study Protocol for Comparative Trial With Conventional Method

The aim of the proposed study is to investigate the agreement between the measurement of the tongue diagnosis system (TDS) and the conventional way of tongue diagnosis about the tongue coating thickness (TCT) in the tongue diagnosis of the traditional Korean medicine (TKM).

Start Date01 Feb 2013

Sponsor / Collaborator

Korea Health Industry Development Institute

100 Clinical Results associated with Tongue, Hairy

100 Translational Medicine associated with Tongue, Hairy

0 Patents (Medical) associated with Tongue, Hairy

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Literatures (Medical) associated with Tongue, Hairy

01 Sep 2025·Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

A cross-sectional study of tongue disorders among dental outpatients

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Author: Laloğlu, Abubekir ; Demir, Sümeyye ; Tosun, Zeynep Turanlı ; Çağlayan, Fatma

PURPOSEThe tongue is a complex organ that can provide insight into oral and systemic conditions. A variety of disorders, such as geographic tongue, hairy tongue, fissured tongue, macroglossia, microglossia, and others, can be observed. The objective of this cross-sectional study, conducted on a cohort of dental patients, was to examine the prevalence of tongue disorders and their relationship with factors such as demographic data, oral hygiene practices, history of systemic diseases, and bad habits.METHODThe tongues of 772 dental outpatients, comprising 355 males and 417 females, were examined in detail, and the factors associated with tongue disorders were noted.RESULTSThe prevalence of tongue disorders was 32.6 %. The remaining tongue disorders were as follows: fissured tongue (12.1 %), macroglossia (7.1 %), geographic tongue (3.4 %), hairy tongue (3.6 %), coated tongue (3.4 %), median rhomboid glossitis (0.5 %), ankyloglossia (0.4 %), glossitis (0.4 %), and microglossia (0.1 %). The most prevalent tongue disorder observed in the study cohort was fissured tongue, while both bifid tongue and idiopathic burning tongue syndrome were absent. The prevalence of macroglossia, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue was significantly higher in males than in females (p < 0.05, p < 0.05, p < 0.05, p < 0.005, respectively). A statistically significant difference was observed in the frequency of macroglossia, furred tongue, hairy tongue, and glossitis between age groups.CONCLUSIONThe findings of this study identified the most common tongue disorders and their relationship with factors such as systemic history, demographic factors, oral hygiene care, bad habits, and systemic diseases. The significance of tongue appearance in providing insight into the systemic and oral condition of the patient has once again been demonstrated.

11 Apr 2025·Current Drug Safety

Drug-induced Tongue Disorders: A Comprehensive Literature Review

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Author: Sabouri, Salehe ; Amiri, Shiva ; Nikvarz, Naemeh

Background:Some drugs cause tongue disorders as adverse effects. Most of the drug-induced tongue disorders are benign and will resolve after drug discontinuation. However, the changes in the color or appearance of the tongue may frighten patients and decrease compliance with drug therapy.Objective:To review the literature to find all reports of drug-induced tongue disorders, their presentation, management, and outcome of patientsMethods::The search was conducted in Google Scholar and PubMed using key words “ageusia,” “burning tongue,” “coated tongue,” “drug-induced taste disturbances,” “dysgeusia,” “glossitis,” “glossodynia," “hairy tongue,” “hypogeusia,” “stomatodynia,” “stomatopyrosis,” “swollen tongue” “tongue discoloration,” “tongue irritation,” “tongue numbness, “tongue oedema,” and “tongue ulcer. All reports that were published from 1980 to 2022 in the English language were included in the study. Reports that were not in English language but had English abstracts with adequate data for extraction were also included.Results:A total of 208 case reports and case series were included. The most reported drug classes were antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents and anti-infectives for systemic use, and the most common tongue disorders were tongue discoloration and black hairy tongue. Having good oral hygiene and discontinuing the offending drug could manage and resolve the problem.Conclusion:Drug-induced tongue disorders are not rare adverse drug reactions. They are benign in most cases, and withholding offending agents results in significant improvement or complete resolution of tongue lesions.

01 Jan 2025·IDCases

Black tongue caused by linezolid in children: One case report and literature review

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Author: Zhang, Jing ; Shen, Hongxia ; Xu, Lujie ; Yan, Meixing ; Liu, Chang ; Zhang, Chunyu

Linezolid is commonly used to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections. Among children, the most common adverse reactions associated with linezolid administration encompass diarrhoea, vomiting, headache and thrombocytopenia. It is noted that tongue discoloration can occur with linezolid in the medication package insert. In this article, we present a case of a child with black tongue as a rare adverse reaction to linezolid and review of relevant literature.

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