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White tongue and low grade fever 1 month
I have a white tongue and low grade fever in mouth temperature 99 f sence 1 month
I done CBC my monocytes level is 1 percent and esr 26 and other value ok
Please advise me what I do
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If your tongue is coated and having fever can be a symptom of Typhoid fever.Usually typhoid presents with 100+ f fever.but there can be some chronic cases where it can persist for months.
There are other reasons for tongue coating as well, but for that you need to be seen.
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Dr. Varalakshmi Govindappa
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Rule out typhoid
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
11 yrs exp
Kolkata
White tongue is the result of an overgrowth and swelling of the fingerlike projections (papillae) on the surface of your tongue.
The appearance of a white coating is caused by debris, bacteria and dead cells getting lodged between the enlarged and sometimes inflamed papillae.
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Povidine iodine gurgle
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