A member asked:

How can you know if geographic tongue?

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Dr. Peter Kurzweil answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not necessarily: Geographic tongue is when the tongue appears like a MAP with darker and lighter area, areas where the papillae or crypts (mountain and valleys) vary. Most of the time, it is normal, get a general checkup including baseline blood testing, particularly, a cbc.

Answered 4/1/2023

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