A Case of Pigmented Fungiform Papillae of the Tongue.
- Author:
Oh Chan KWON
;
Dong Won LEE
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Baik Kee CHO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pigmented fungiform papillae;
Tongue
- MeSH:
Dermis;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Pigmentation;
Tongue*;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1998;36(6):1134-1136
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue is a rare disorder in Korea. It is characterized clinically by pigmentation confined to the fungiform papillae and histopathologically by the presence of melanophages in the upper dermis. We report a case of pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue in a 21-year-old woman who had brown to violaceous dots on the fungiform papillae and pigmented patches on the right lateral dorsum of the tongue. Histological findings showed increased melanophages in the upper dermis.
