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Papillae projections on the tongue sides

2023-09-05 04:34:28
The sides of my tongue has some pointy spiky projections. Supposedly these are the papillae but they are really pointed and enlarged and red. Is it sone kind of viral infection (hpv or herpes) or is it normal.
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Answered2023-09-07 10:17:52

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