Plasma cell gingivitis may also occur, which may be accompanied by glossitis and cheilitis.
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Median rhombiod glossitis in a child.
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Median rhomboid glossitis is thought to be created by a chronic fungal infection, and usually is a type of oral candidiasis.
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If there is a nutritional deficiency underlying the condition, various other signs and symptoms such as glossitis ( swollen tongue ) may be present.
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Folate deficiency may lead to glossitis, diarrhea, depression, confusion, anemia, and fetal neural tube defects and brain defects ( during pregnancy ).
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:: : However, when the tongue is infected, ( not a common occurence ), the condition is called glossitis and is characterised by a smoother than normal tongue.
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Less than 5 % of people with RAS have Celiac disease, which usually presents with severe malnutrition, anemia, abdominal pain, diarrhea and glossitis ( inflammation of the tongue ).
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Syphilis is now relatively rare, but the tertiary stage can cause diffuse glossitis and atrophy of lingual papillae, termed " syphlitic glossitis ", It is caused by Treponema pallidum and is a sexually transmitted infection.
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Syphilis is now relatively rare, but the tertiary stage can cause diffuse glossitis and atrophy of lingual papillae, termed " syphlitic glossitis ", It is caused by Treponema pallidum and is a sexually transmitted infection.
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The tongue is prone to several pathologies including glossitis and other inflammations such as geographic tongue, and median rhomboid glossitis; burning mouth syndrome, oral hairy leukoplakia, oral candidiasis ( thrush ) and black hairy tongue.
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