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Have red skin peeled on the side of the tongue. Also a small bump. Having this for more than an year and painful.
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Hello mam
It looks like an ulcer to me, but if you say it’s from past 1 year I would ask you to get a biopsy done. It will help you to give a clear picture about the lesion. And treatment can be decided accordingly.
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DR MEENU DHIMAN
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14 yrs exp
Delhi
viist an oral medicine expert
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Dr. Pia Patel
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14 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi,
Visit a dentist and get a clinical evaluation done. Check for any sharp tooth margins.
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Dr. Shalini Nanda
Hair Transplant Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Bangalore
Mostly its stress induced lichen planus
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