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What are the symptoms and signs of a hairy tongue?

April 26, 2017hairy signs symptoms Tongue

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What are the symptoms and signs of a hairy tongue?

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There are no symptoms associated with a hairy tongue. The appearance of the tongue is characteristic it looks furry. DisplayDCAd(‘468×60′,’2′,’Medicaldiseasesatozhairytongue’,’/medical/Medicaldiseasesatoz’); advertisement Hairy tongue must be distinguished from oral hairy leukoplakia. Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) is caused by a virus (the Epstein-Barr virus). OHL is characterised by whitish, streaky plaques, usually located on the sides of the tongue at the back. OHL is strongly associated with HIV/AIDS.