A member asked:
what causes a single sore on each toe for a year to keep getting inflamed and itchy for few days every 2 weeks or so.exact same behavior with lesion on tongue(but painful).better see rheumto?or maxillo surgeon or what.plz help
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Dr. Donald Colantino answered
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
Toe,tongue sores: I recommend consulting a rheumatologist first and, if he/she deems it advisable, see an oral surgeon or Otolaryngologist for the tongue symptoms which may or may not be related although they may be simple canker sores.
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