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A painful 1 cm tongue ulcer healed on its own after being persistent and nonhealing for the past 10 mnths.wut could it have been?its not traumatic.

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Tongue ulcer: Probably apathous stomatitis ulcer. usually result of chronic acidic exposure from orange juice, lemon juice, some berries.

Dr Modi agreed

Answered 5/9/2019

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