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Little bump under right side of tounge.. its yellow with a ride circle. its went away now but im left with slight swelling where it was it was on my sublingual fold i believe but back towards the right side under my tounge. what causes this?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Tongue: The tongue has a lot of salivary function and many lymph channels. One common cause for that is for viral infection to cause lymphatic swelling. Minor trauma can cause swelling and irritation too.

Answered 2/21/2020

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A member asked:

Little bump under right side of tounge.. its yellow with a ride circle. its went away now but im left with slight swelling where it was it was on my sublingual fold i believe but back towards the right side under my tounge. what causes this?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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