Scrotal tongue

Introduction Scrotal tongue, alias: wrinkled tongue, cracked tongue, cracked tongue, grooved tongue, cracked tongue, grooved tongue, grooved tongue. The plicatedtongue is also called the scrotaltongue, the fissuredtongue, and the furrowedtongue. Often combined with the map tongue is susceptible to infectious angular cheilitis and appears in Down syndrome and Melkersoon Rosenthal syndrome. We observed that apical dermatitis in the extremities, hair red pityriasis, palmoplantar pustulosis can also occur in this disease. This disease is similar to the cracked tongue of Chinese medicine, commonly known as the split tongue, mostly due to double yin loss, spleen deficiency.

Cause

The cause of the scrotal tongue:

The disease has congenital and acquired two kinds of congenital, congenital is autosomal dominant inheritance, acquired lingual edema, hypertrophic muscle atrophy and epidermal hyperproliferation can cause the disease: such as vitamin B2 deficiency, tobacco Acid deficiency and psoriasis can occur in this disease.

The pathogenesis of congenital wrinkles is related to autosomal dominant inheritance. Acquired for other diseases caused by tongue edema, congestion, muscle atrophy and excessive proliferation of epidermal processes.

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Immunopathological examination of skin lesions

Diagnosis of the scrotal tongue:

According to the clinical manifestations, the tongue is larger than normal, and there are many crisscross surfaces on the surface. The characteristics of the grooves with different depths can be diagnosed. Acquired persons should consider the possibility of vitamin B2 deficiency, niacin deficiency, and acral dermatitis psoriasis.

1. The tongue is larger than normal, and there are many criss-crossings on the surface, and the grooves are different in depth. Generally, there are deep longitudinal grooves in the middle of the tongue.

2. The function, color and softness of the tongue are not abnormal.

3. No symptoms, wrinkles are often prone to food debris, easy to cause secondary infections, redness, discomfort or tingling, stench, and even superficial ulcers.

Differential diagnosis

Symptom identification of vaginal tongue confusing:

Differential diagnosis of scrotal tongue:

1. Giant tongue: Giant tongue disease is a kind of benign tumor, mainly due to amyloidosis. It refers to the lesion caused by amyloid deposition on the skin or internal organs, which can cause the function of the deposition site to be disordered. It is a metabolic disorder. . The tongue is a good site for this disease. The middle-aged and above populations have more incidences, and young people have occasional occurrences. The chemical reaction of this particular protein substance is similar to the starch, which turns blue into iodine and is therefore named "amyloid".

2, thick lips and thick tongue: large lip thick tongue is mainly acromegaly, small illness, congenital hypothyroidism and other diseases.

3, deep tongue crack: the tongue has obvious groove cracks, and there is no tongue coating in the groove crack.

4, tongue hypertrophy: the tongue is vain and fat, or there are scallops on the side, the color is light and tender.

5, tongue root abscess: acute tongue tonsillitis in the tongue root lymphoid tissue is granular high, congestion, swelling, and connected to the lower end of the tonsils, severe local ulcers and purulent secretions, and can occur in the tongue root abscess.

6. The tongue is large and the surface has grooves: the fisured tongue is also known as the cracked tongue. It is mainly characterized by the longitudinal and transverse grooves of the back of the tongue. The depth and length of the groove are different, and the age can be increased. Gradually increased. Often coexist with the map tongue.

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