Black hairy tongue in an infant

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 07 Nov 2011 English Publisher:CMA Joule Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 184, pages 68-68 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

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Authors: Körber, Andreas; Voshege, Nadine;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.111013

pmid: 22065353

pmc: PMC3255199

Black hairy tongue in an infant

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Abstract

An eight-week-old infant was referred to our clinic because of a four-week history of black discoloration of the tongue ([Figure 1][1]). The infant’s birth history was unremarkable, and he had no history of infections or antibiotic use. There was no family history of Peutz–Jegher syndrome, von

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University of Duisburg-Essen
Germany

Keywords

Diagnosis, Differential, Tongue, Biopsy, Tongue, Hairy, Remission, Spontaneous, Medizin, Humans, Infant

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