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BLACK TONGUE [1 record]

Record 1 1990-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A condition characterized by the presence of a brown furlike patch on the dorsum of the tongue, composed of hypertrophied filiform papillae with microorganisms and some pigment.

OBS

The term "black hairy tongue" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Kératose de la langue, de coloration noire, due à une hypertrophie de la gaine cornée des papilles.

OBS

Le terme "langue noire pileuse" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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