White rough patches on tongue

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Asked for Male, 41 Years

I have white rough patches on my tongue. Earlier there was only one for the past 2 years but now i have 4. No pain, no tobacco but it has rough touch. In the morning middle of the tongue is hard in feeling. No diabetes, No medications taken. Kenocart used but of no use. Already shown to many docotors but prob doesn't resolved. Some say avoid citrus fruits and some said eat plenty of citrus fruits. Confused plz help

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You can try APPLYING local steroid plus candid mouth paint together with the help of a cotton twice daily for 7 days See the results Revert back after 7 days

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cold soft non spicy diet probiotic dahi avoid smoking alcohol etc

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Dr. Sandeep Arora

Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist 14 yrs exp Delhi

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These white patches could be leukoplakia of tongue. Could be because of deficiency of vitamin B.