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Went to dr for swelling on back of tongue. he said its just my circumvallate papillae are unevenly distributed and bigger on one side. normal?
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Perhaps normal: Back of tongue also contains the lingual tonsils which may be asymmetrically enlarged in some cases. Get check out by an ent.
Answered 5/18/2018
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