PMC5490477_01
Images of patient's tongue taken 1.5 years following oral exposure to toxic cleaning agent.. The oral mucosa appears normal, though there is some evidence of possible geographic tongue. Panels
1A and
1D show a slight fissure (arrow). Panel
1B demonstrates an atrophic patch (arrow) consistent with possible geographic tongue. The circumvallate papillae are intact as demonstrated in
1C (arrows). The lateral lingual mucosa appears normal (
1E,
1F).
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Intraoral examination demonstrated normal mucosa with no evidence of erythema or ulceration ( Figures 1C, 1E, 1F). A shallow fissure was noted along the medial surface of the tongue ( Figures 1A, 1D). An atrophic patch was noted on the posterior right tongue ( Figure 1B), possibly consistent with geographic tongue.