Multiple choice: erythematic plate on the back of the tongue

Authors

  • Marlene Goland Dermatology Department, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Prof. Dr. Rodolfo Rossi, La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Agostina Alonzo Caldarelli Dermatology Department, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Prof. Dr. Rodolfo Rossi, La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Paula Johana Barba Dermatology Department, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Prof. Dr. Rodolfo Rossi, La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/da.v28i1.2299

Keywords:

Erythematous plaque, tongue

Abstract

A 47-year-old woman, with no relevant personal history, consulted for the presence of a lesion on the tongue, of 2 months of evolution, associated with mild burning. Physical examination revealed an oval, erythematous, depapillated, well-defined, non-indurated plaque of approximately 4 x 1.5 cm on the medial region of the dorsum of the tongue. Topical treatment was indicated for 2 weeks, resulting in total resolution of the picture at one month follow-up.

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Published

2022-03-01

Issue

Section

Young Dermatologists