In humans,
glossitis is the inflammation of which part of the body?
The patient had a history of episodic fevers as a child with non-pruritic erythematous macular rashes, conjunctivitis,
glossitis, night sweats, and arthralgias.
Other lesions found included moderate multifocal chronic lymphoplasmacytic interstitial nephritis, diffuse hepatic mild lipidosis, erosive
glossitis and focal orthokeratotic hyperkeratosis.
glossitis, macroglossia, aglossia) and its associated anatomical structures (e.g.
(6) On physical examination, look for signs of protein-calorie malnutrition, including cheilitis,
glossitis, and bleeding gums; signs of alcohol abuse, such as hepatomegaly; and evidence of injuries or poor self-care.
cases Weakness 7 Muscle pain 7 Fever 6 Fatigue 6 Peripheral edema 6 Weight loss 5 Dysphagia 4
Glossitis 4 Diarrhea 4 Delirium 3 Congestive cardiac failure 1 * In 2 cases the clinical features were only sourced from published reports (1,5) rather than patient records (2-4).
This subtype sometimes develops as part of a group of symptoms, which can include atrophic
glossitis, esophageal webs or strictures, and microcytic hypochromic anemia (Plummer-Vinson syndrome) (11).
Among other things, in the group of non-specific lesions there are aphthous ulcers, angular cheilitis, pyostomatitis vegetans, persistent submandibular lymphadenopathy, lichenoid reactions, EM, SJS,
glossitis, depapillation of the tongue, halitosis, dental erosion and caries, periodontal disease, spontaneous bleeding, opportunistic infections, mucosal atrophy, perioral erythema, pale mucosa, gingival hyperplasia, stomatitis, erosions, and ulcerations, whereas symptoms sometimes described include odynophagia, dysphagia, tongue pain, taste disturbances, and a burning sensation (37, 38).
However, it is widely recognized that, among these atypical signs of CD, there are certain oral manifestations which are surely interwoven to CD: tooth enamel lesions and defects, frequent aphthous stomatitis, delayed tooth eruption, multiple caries, angular cheilitis, atrophic
glossitis, dry mouth, and burning tongue.
Forty-six months after the diagnostic, the first malignancy the patient developed symptomatic lesions in base of tongue was diagnosed as nonspecific chronic
glossitis. The tissue adjacent to the lesion was evaluated with immunohistochemical staining for p53 (Figure 1) with some focal areas in the basal and suprabasal layer with weak nuclear staining and Ki-67 (Figure 2) with the positivity of basal and suprabasal layer.
The lesion is characterized by nonpainful tongue mass, an ulcer, a fissure, tuberculoma, diffuse
glossitis, and nonhealing tongue lesion [23, 27, 29].
In an earlier study, Rhodus and Johnson showed a high prevalence of oral lesions among SLE patients, including angular cheilitis, ulcers, mucositis, and
glossitis. A high prevalence of oral complaints such as dysphagia, dysgeusia, and glossodynia was also present [15].