A spectrum of diseases and conditions can affect the tongue

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Dermatology

A spectrum of diseases and conditions can affect the tongue

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Amanda Oakley

Tongue disease
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Dermatologist Amanda Oakley summarises some of the many conditions affecting the tongue, from normal anatomic variation to neoplastic disease

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