Prednisolone-Induced Hairy Tongue: A Case Report

Creative Commons License

Ugur S., KAÇAR C.

ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.34, sa.3, ss.348-351, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2019.7239
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.348-351
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hairy tongue, polymyalgia rheumatica, prednisolone
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Hairy tongue is a benign and mostly asymptomatic disorder characterized by elongation of papillae with typical hairy-like appearance on the dorsal surface of the tongue. Many medical conditions, antibiotics, and drugs inducing xerostomia are associated with hairy tongue. In this article, we report a female patient with polymyalgia rheumatica who developed hairy tongue following treatment with prednisolone. Clinicians should be aware of the predisposing factors and drugs that may have a role in the development of hairy tongue.