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Tongue, pigmented fungiform papillae of

MedGen UID:
336411
•Concept ID:
C1848756
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: TONGUE, PIGMENTED FUNGIFORM PAPILLAE OF
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0010147
OMIM®: 275250

Clinical features

From HPO
Abnormality of the tongue
MedGen UID:
451075
•Concept ID:
C0878638
•
Finding
Any abnormality of the tongue.
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Treatment of pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue with 694 nm Q-switched ruby laser.
Tao J, Hashemi DA, Wang JV, Geronemus R, Shelton R
Lasers Surg Med 2024 Apr;56(4):334-336. Epub 2024 Mar 13 doi: 10.1002/lsm.23778. PMID: 38477124
Successful Treatment of Pigmented Fungiform Papillae of the Tongue With Q-switched Ruby Laser.
Rice SM, Lal K
Dermatol Surg 2022 Mar 1;48(3):368-369. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000003371. PMID: 34966119
Efficacy of Q-switched ruby laser treatment for pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue.
Mizawa M, Makino T, Furukawa F, Torai R, Shimizu T
J Dermatol 2022 Apr;49(4):e133-e134. Epub 2021 Dec 1 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16270. PMID: 34854124

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Black hairy tongue syndrome.
Gurvits GE, Tan A
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Aug 21;20(31):10845-50. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10845. PMID: 25152586Free PMC Article
Pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue: a common variant of oral pigmentation.
Holzwanger JM, Rudolph RI, Heaton CL
Int J Dermatol 1974 Nov-Dec;13(6):403-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1974.tb05073.x. PMID: 4430531

Diagnosis

Pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue.
Lopez-Bernal T, García-Montero PP, Aranegui-Arteaga B
Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex 2024;81(2):118-120. doi: 10.24875/BMHIM.24000006. PMID: 38768509
Pigmented Fungiform Papillae of the Tongue.
Ross CL, Ring C, Yang S
JAMA Dermatol 2020 Nov 1;156(11):1249. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.2985. PMID: 32902574
Pigmented Fungiform Lingual Papillae.
Piquero-Casals J, Morgado-Carrasco D
J Pediatr 2020 Sep;224:177-178. Epub 2020 Jun 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.06.001. PMID: 32504616
Diseases of the tongue.
Mangold AR, Torgerson RR, Rogers RS 3rd
Clin Dermatol 2016 Jul-Aug;34(4):458-69. Epub 2016 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2016.02.018. PMID: 27343960
Black hairy tongue syndrome.
Gurvits GE, Tan A
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Aug 21;20(31):10845-50. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10845. PMID: 25152586Free PMC Article

Therapy

Treatment of pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue with 694 nm Q-switched ruby laser.
Tao J, Hashemi DA, Wang JV, Geronemus R, Shelton R
Lasers Surg Med 2024 Apr;56(4):334-336. Epub 2024 Mar 13 doi: 10.1002/lsm.23778. PMID: 38477124
Successful Treatment of Pigmented Fungiform Papillae of the Tongue With Q-switched Ruby Laser.
Rice SM, Lal K
Dermatol Surg 2022 Mar 1;48(3):368-369. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000003371. PMID: 34966119

Prognosis

Black hairy tongue syndrome.
Gurvits GE, Tan A
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Aug 21;20(31):10845-50. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10845. PMID: 25152586Free PMC Article
A clinical analysis of 58 chinese cases of pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue.
Tan C, Liu Y, Min ZS, Zhu WY
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014 Feb;28(2):242-5. Epub 2012 Aug 16 doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2012.04684.x. PMID: 22897735

Clinical prediction guides

Pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue.
Lopez-Bernal T, García-Montero PP, Aranegui-Arteaga B
Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex 2024;81(2):118-120. doi: 10.24875/BMHIM.24000006. PMID: 38768509
Pigmented fungiform lingual papillae: dermoscopic and clinical features.
Chessa MA, Patrizi A, Sechi A, Virdi A, Leuzzi M, Neri I
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018 Jun;32(6):935-939. Epub 2018 Feb 19 doi: 10.1111/jdv.14809. PMID: 29356106
Black hairy tongue syndrome.
Gurvits GE, Tan A
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Aug 21;20(31):10845-50. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10845. PMID: 25152586Free PMC Article

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