Paediatric geographic tongue (5year old boy): A case report with review of literature

Geographic tongue often develops throughout childhood and affects between 1 and 2.5 percent of people worldwide. It is a benign, inflammatory condition that most frequently affects the tongue's dorsum and may spread to its lateral edges. The loss of filiform papillae and thinning of the epithelium are represented by the erythematous patches. It can be asymptomatic or patient may complains of pain and burning sensation. We report a case of 5 year old boy with early shedding of primary teeth, geographic tongue which was asymptomatic, had itchy skin lesions in the past and still gets the on and off episode of skin lesion ; with review of literature.


Keywords: Geographic tongue, Erythematous patches, Filiform papillae, Tongue, Wandering rash of tongue, Benign migratory glossitis, Children