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Dec 28th, 2020 - BACKGROUND Black hairy tongue is a self-limiting, usually asymptomatic, benign lesion that most often affects men and people aged over 30-40 years. The lesion is extremely rare among newborns and infants. Lingua villosa nigra is characterized by t...

Oct 12th, 2020 - Black hairy tongue (BHT) is characterized by a discolored, hairy tongue. We herein report two cases of BHT associated with antibacterial agents and review previous cases. In Case 1, a 17-year-old girl with a central neurocytoma was administered in...

Feb 19th, 2020 - Background Hairy tongue (lingua villosa) is a commonly observed condition of defective desquamation of the filiform papillae that results from a variety of precipitating factors. [1] The condition is most frequently referred to as black hairy tong...

Feb 19th, 2020 - Background Hairy tongue (lingua villosa) is a commonly observed condition of defective desquamation of the filiform papillae that results from a variety of precipitating factors.[1] The condition is most frequently referred to as black hairy tongu...

Jan 29th, 2019 - Excluding human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven conditions, oral papillary lesions consist of a variety of reactive and neoplastic conditions and, on occasion, can herald internal malignancy or be part of a syndrome. The objectives of this paper are t...

Dec 28th, 2020 - BACKGROUND Black hairy tongue is a self-limiting, usually asymptomatic, benign lesion that most often affects men and people aged over 30-40 years. The lesion is extremely rare among newborns and infants. Lingua villosa nigra is characterized by t...

Oct 12th, 2020 - Black hairy tongue (BHT) is characterized by a discolored, hairy tongue. We herein report two cases of BHT associated with antibacterial agents and review previous cases. In Case 1, a 17-year-old girl with a central neurocytoma was administered in...

Feb 19th, 2020 - Background Hairy tongue (lingua villosa) is a commonly observed condition of defective desquamation of the filiform papillae that results from a variety of precipitating factors. [1] The condition is most frequently referred to as black hairy tong...

Feb 19th, 2020 - Background Hairy tongue (lingua villosa) is a commonly observed condition of defective desquamation of the filiform papillae that results from a variety of precipitating factors.[1] The condition is most frequently referred to as black hairy tongu...

Jan 29th, 2019 - Excluding human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven conditions, oral papillary lesions consist of a variety of reactive and neoplastic conditions and, on occasion, can herald internal malignancy or be part of a syndrome. The objectives of this paper are t...

Jun 1st, 2017 - A 54-year-old female smoker was admitted to the hospital for fever and respiratory infection. On the day of admission, she reported lesions of the oral mucosa for the past several months.

Black hairy tongue is characterized by an abnormal coating of the dorsal surface of the tongue. Although the cause is unknown, several precipitating factors may be implicated in the pathogenesis of this disorder.

A 71-year-old man presents for evaluation of an asymptomatic black discoloration of the tongue that he noticed several days earlier. The tongue does not itch or hurt, and the patient is otherwise well, although he is concerned about potential mali.

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Black hairy tongue (BHT) is a benign, self-limiting disorder characterized by abnormally hypertrophied and elongated filiform papillae on the surface of the tongue. The prevalence of BHT is quite variable, rangin...

Conclusion Black hairy tongue is an uncommon, benign, self-limiting disorder characterized by abnormally hypertrophied and elongated filiform papillae on the surface of the tongue. Although classically described as having a black discoloration, th...