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A member asked:

I have white patches on tongue with bumps in back of tongue the whit patches go to a v on side of tongue is it hiv?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Taste buds: Nope. Those are taste buds. And maybe a bit if a dry tongue. You are not in any way describing an HIV infection.

Dr Maes agreed

Answered 6/15/2018

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