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Inflamed taste bud like lesion near the tip of the toungue. painful at times. what could this be? cancer? warts?
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Reassurance : Important to know how long it exists. If longer that few weeks you need to be evaluated, not because it cancer, but because it could be treated after proper diagnosis. If it just few days, please gargle the mouth with camomile tea.
Answered 8/28/2016
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