A 30 year old woman presents with difficulty swallowing. On exam you see the tongue shown above. She also remarks that her tongue really hurts and she has dry mouth.Challenge: What's the diagnosis?
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magenta tongue -
riboflavin deficiency?
not sure about this 1
Eponyms
Dysphagia, esophageal web, and atrophic glossitis make up Plummer-Vinson or Patterson-Kelly syndrome due to iron deficiency anemia.
Sources: UpToDate; nature.com BDJ Oral Medicine by Scully and Felix 2005.
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