A Case of Pigmented Fungiform Papillae of the Tongue.
- Author:
Phil Seung SEO
1
;
So Jin KIM
;
Nyung Hoon YOON
;
Seok Don PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pigmented fungiform papillae;
Tongue;
Iron deficiency anemia
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Dermis;
Female;
Humans;
Mucous Membrane;
Pigmentation;
Tongue*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2005;43(11):1562-1564
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The fungiform papillae are generally described as being pink or red in colour. Pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue (PFPT) are characterized clinically by pigmentation confined to these papillae and histopathologically by melanophages in the lamina propriae. PFPT appears to be relatively common among the black population, whereas this entity has rarely been reported in Asians. We report a case of PFPT in a 35-year-old Korean woman who had black dots, exclusively involved with fungiform papillae, on the anterior dorsolateral side of the tongue. The patient also had iron deficiency anemia. Histopathologic findings revealed an increase of melanophages in the upper dermis within the fungiform papillae.
