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Colour change in small area of toungue
I have been having a colour change( dark reddish) on my toungue's left area for 3 or 4 months.the problem is day by day the colour change area is increasing little bit.I dont have any pain or anything else.please suggest me for what I have to do next.
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There is many causes of red tongue most common among them is stains caused by any red coloured food which we eat like Strawberry etc , but this is temporarily. As your lesion is since 3-4 months it can be Vitamin defficiency like Kawasaki disease or streptococcus infection like scarlet fever.
Now more serious cause can be Erythroplakia which is red area or lesion that cannot be rubbed off .A lesion with combination of red and white appearance is called as Erythroleukoplakia.These lesion are all considered to have premalignant potential.
Erythroplakia and Erythroleukoplakia have an increased risk of premalignancy.
In addition of appearance cause of concern can be if lesion does not go away or it is growing in size.
Next Steps
Immediately go and consult an oral surgeon and get a biopsy done to rule out oral cancer.
Health Tips
Stop all bad habits like tobacco,Pan,Alcohol or smoking cigarette or bidi .
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