Geographic Tongue: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Keywords

geographic tongue, benign migratory glossitis, erythema migrans, stomatitis areata migrans, erythema areata migrans, increased sensitivity to hot foods, increased sensitivity to spicy foods, psoriasis, fissured tongue, burning sensation of tongue with hot foods, burning sensation of tongue with spicy foods, irritation of tongue with hot foods, irritation of tongue with spicy foods, loss of filiform papillae

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Robert D Kelsch, DMD, Consulting Staff, Department of Dental Medicine, Division of Oral Pathology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Robert D Kelsch, DMD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and American Dental Association
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Medical Editor

Abdul-Ghani Kibbi, MD, Chairman and Professor, Department of Dermatology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon
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Pharmacy Editor

Richard P Vinson, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Mountain View Dermatology, PA
Richard P Vinson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Association of Military Dermatologists, Texas Dermatological Society, and Texas Medical Association
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Managing Editor

Drore Eisen, MD, DDS, Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, Dermatology Research Associates of Cincinnati
Drore Eisen, MD, DDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Academy of Oral Medicine, and American Dental Association
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CME Editor

Catherine Quirk, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Brown University
Catherine Quirk, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Academy of Dermatology
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Chief Editor

Dirk M Elston, MD, Director, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center
Dirk M Elston, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology
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