Dermoscopic findings in pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue

Hsiao, Yi-Hsin; Ko, Jui‐Hung; Lu, Chin-Fang; Chen, Mingjing

doi:10.1684/ejd.2011.1490

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“…examined a random sample of 300 individuals, finding that PFPT had a prevalence of almost 30% in Black women and 25% in Black men. In our review of the literature, we found 116 cases of PFPT in Blacks, 68 cases in Asiatics (Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese and Tai populations), four cases in Hispanics and five cases in Caucasians . In our case series 50% of patients were Caucasian.…”

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confidence: 62%

“…Even though the aetiology of PFTP is still unclear, the activation of subepithelial melanophages is implicated in the hyperpigmentation of papillae without any histological evidence of inflammation . However, in one case histopathology revealed an inflammatory infiltrate .…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Subsequently, Mukamal et al 13 noticed that the pigmentation of every single element of PFPT was mainly located on the tips and borders of the tongue, slightly fading towards the centre of the papilla; this was suggestive of a 'rose petal pattern'. In further reports, the terms cobblestone 5,7,15,20 and rose petal pattern 6,[13][14][15]22 were used to describe respectively the overall and the single aspect of PFPT. In our opinion, these terms are both correct: the cobblestone pattern is a description of the distribution of the pigmented fungiform papillae on the tongue, while the rose petal pattern is a detailed description of the distribution of the pigment in the individual papilla.…”

Section: Dermoscopymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Even though the aetiology of PFTP is still unclear, the activation of subepithelial melanophages is implicated in the hyperpigmentation of papillae 2,3,5,10,11,18-22,24,29 without any histological evidence of inflammation. 2,3,5,10,11,[19][20][21][22]24,29 However, in one case histopathology revealed an inflammatory infiltrate. 22 This reflects the different temporal stages in the evolution of PTFP, examined on biopsy.…”

Section: Aetiology and Pathogenesismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pigmented fungiform lingual papillae: dermoscopic and clinical features

Chessa

Patrizi

Sechi

et al. 2018

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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The tongue is covered by fungiform, filiform and circumvallate papillae. Fungiform papillae may be mainly pigmented in dark-skinned individuals. A single-centre study aimed to examine the clinical and dermoscopic features of pigmented fungiform papulae of the tongue (PFPT) in children, and a concise review of the literature has been performed. The clinical and anamnestic data of eight children affected by PFPT visited at the Pediatric Dermatology Unit of Bologna between 2010 and 2017, and a systemic review of all studies of PFPT published on PubMed up to 31 August 2017 has been collected and analysed. The results of our data were consistent with the literature review: dark brown to black coloured pinhead papules or bumps were observed in all cases of PFPT, and three types of clinical patterns have been detected. Moreover, the dermoscopic examination showed a cobblestone-like distribution and rose petal pattern. PFPT could be associated with hyperpigmentation of other sites such as the proximal nail folds and gums, and an intrafamiliar transmission is also possible. Clinical and dermoscopic features of PFPT may help clinicians to recognize this ethnic, acquired and benign condition.

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Pigmented fungiform lingual papillae: dermoscopic and clinical features

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“…Koplon and other investigators estimated that PFPT occurs in less than 1 in 20 000 dermatological outpatients in India 9 . Sporadic cases in Japanese, Caucasian, Puerto Rican female, Australian aboriginal, Italian, Russian Jew and Brazilian Gypsy populations are well documented 10–15 …”

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confidence: 97%