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If you are healthy but get a geographic tongue, does that mean you will get sick?
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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 2/25/2023
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