Migratory glossitis

Bánóczy, J; Szabó, László; Csiba, A

doi:10.1016/0030-4220(75)90401-6

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“…Kullaa‐Mikkonen et al (1982) found geographic tongue in 2.1%, and its prevalence also did not increase with age. Bánóczy et al (1975) found a higher frequency in women than in men (2/1) in all ages. Sedano (1975) observed a prevalence of 1.5%, respectively 1.9%, Salem et al (1987) of 0.2%, Crivelli et al (1988) of 2.95%, Sedano et al (1989) and Ghose and Baghdady (1982) of 4.3%, Sawyer et al (1984) of 0.3% and Arendorf and van der Ross (1996) of 1.6%.…”

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“…The prevalence of geographic tongue is said to be between 0.2 and 5%. It has been suggested, that there may be a connection between the occurrence of geographic tongue and fissured tongue (Chosack, Zadik and Eidelman, 1974; Bánóczy, Szabó and Csiba, 1975; Sedano, 1975; Farman, 1976; Ghose and Baghdady, 1982; Kullaa‐Mikkonen, Mikkonen and Kotilainen, 1982; Sawyer, Taiwo and Mosadomi, 1984; Kullaa‐Mikkonen, 1986; Salem et al , 1987; Crivelli et al , 1988; Sedano et al , 1989; Kleinman, Swango and Niessen, 1991; Kleinman, Swango and Pindborg, 1994; Dombi and Czeglédy, 1995; Arendorf and van der Ross, 1996). These variations in frequency of fissured and geographic tongue in children may be because of different diagnostic criteria used by the concerned examiners.…”

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Prevalence of tongue lesions in Hungarian children

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Prevalence of tongue lesions in Hungarian children

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“…Taste buds are located on three of the four papillae. The medical condition of geographic tongue (GT) [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] (also known as benign migratory glossitis) is associated with the gradual loss of the fourth papilla, called filiform papilla. A filiform papilla hair is approximately 250 μm long and 35 μm in diameter [20].…”

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The tongue as an excitable medium

Seiden

Curland

2015

New J. Phys.

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Geographic tongue (GT) is a medical condition affecting approximately 2% of the population, whereby the papillae covering the upper part of the tongue are lost due to a slowly expanding inflammation. The resultant dynamical appearance of the tongue has striking similarities with well known out-of-equilibrium phenomena observed in excitable media, such as forest fires, cardiac dynamics, chemically driven reaction-diffusion systems and morphogenesis in multicellular organisms. Here we identify GT as a novel example of excitable media dynamics and explore the evolution of the condition from a dynamical systems perspective. We focus on two characteristic aspects of GT in particular: anisotropic expansion of lesions and re-entry of the inflammation into recovering regions. Our investigation sheds light on the evolution of the inflammation and suggests a practical way to classify the severity of the condition, based on the characteristic patterns observed in GT patients.Some of the most important organs in the human body incorporate microscopic coupled elements possessing a property of excitability. The resultant network usually performs a specific function, crucial for the successful operation of the organ. Under certain conditions, however, this excitable medium can experience unwanted and in some instances harmful dynamics. Probably the most well known example is the heart muscle [1][2][3][4][5], which under normal conditions contracts periodically due to the propagation of electrical waves resulting in blood being pumped to the different parts of the body. Irregular heart rhythm (cardiac arrhythmias) caused either by abnormal initiation of impulses [4] or due to the occurrence of spiral waves [2, 3] may be life-threatening. Yet another example is the cerebral cortex, which under normal conditions is responsible for important functions such as conciseness and memory, but may experience dangerous electrophysiological waves (i.e., spreading depression waves [6,7] ). Further examples of biological excitable systems include intercellular calcium waves in Xenopus laevi oocytes [8] and morphogenesis in multicellular Dictyostelium discoideum (see e.g., [9]).The human tongue is vital for tasting, mastication and speech. With respect to the former function, a thin layer (epithelium) consisting of four types of tiny hair-like protrusions (papillae) covers the upper part of the tongue (see figure 1(a)). Taste buds are located on three of the four papillae. The medical condition of geographic tongue (GT) [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] (also known as benign migratory glossitis) is associated with the gradual loss of the fourth papilla, called filiform papilla. A filiform papilla hair is approximately 250 μm long and 35 μm in diameter [20]. Filiform papillae are mainly distributed in the anterior two-thirds (oral part) of the tongue and do not contain taste buds. GT has been investigated within the medical community for several decades, with the main focus being on the clinical, histological and epidemiological characte...

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“…A prominent feature of GT is the migration of the lesions to create a map-like pattern that constantly changes [ 3 ]. In general, GT is asymptomatic, although in some cases symptoms, such as soreness, sensitivity, and burning sensations, are elicited by the intake of acidic drinks and spicy foods [ 4 – 7 ]. Several factors have been identified as being associated with GT, including the presence of systemic diseases [ 4 , 8 – 10 ] and stress [ 7 , 11 , 12 ].…”

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“…Microbial factors, mainly the presence of fungi, have also been associated with GT. Candida has been reported as being commonly found in GT lesions [ 7 , 13 , 14 ].…”

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Lingual microbiota profiles of patients with geographic tongue

Dafar

Bankvall

Çevik-Aras

et al. 2017

Journal of Oral Microbiology

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Geographic tongue (GT) is an oral mucosal lesion that affects the tongue. The association between GT and the bacterial colonization profiles of the tongue is not clear. Lingual swabs were collected from lesion sites and healthy sites of 35 patients with GT (19 males and 16 females; Mage = 54.3 ± 16.1 years) and 22 controls (12 males and 10 females; Mage = 56.3 ± 15.8 years). Bacterial DNA was extracted and sequenced by next-generation sequencing. At the phylum level, Fusobacteria were significantly less abundant, while Spirochaetes were significantly more abundant in GT patients compared to controls. At the operational taxonomic units level, multivariate analysis revealed distinct clusters for the three groups based on the lingual microbiota composition. Acinetobacter and Delftia were significantly associated with GT lesion and healthy sites. However, Microbacterium, Leptospira, Methylotenera, and Lactococcus were significantly associated with GT lesion sites. Additionally, Mogibacterium and Simonsiella were significantly associated with GT healthy sites and controls. The changes in the lingual microbiota profiles of patients with GT imply a shift in the lingual bacterial ecology. However, it remains unknown if this shift is a consequence of the lesions or of factors associated with the initiation and progression of the disease.

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Migratory glossitis

Cited by 46 publications

References 9 publications

Prevalence of tongue lesions in Hungarian children

Prevalence of tongue lesions in Hungarian children

The tongue as an excitable medium

Lingual microbiota profiles of patients with geographic tongue

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