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I found a small black spot on my tongue. it is on the tip of my tongue and a little to the right. it is very small, the size of a taste buds. why is it there? also, what is it?

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Difficult : Difficult to say without seeing it, but something that small and unifocal may be a vascular "bud" (capillary plexus) near or part of your taste bud that looks dark to you. Fungal or yeast problems tend to be more diffuse.

Dr Kuitems agreed

Answered 3/2/2019

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