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2 Year 2 Month Child Having On And Off Red Patches On Tongue. What Should I Do?
Question: HI Dr.
i son is 2 years and 2 months old .he has red patches on his tounge , and these patches apperes for 3 to 4 days nad then disappeares after some days they red patches again came ,
pls tell me whatto du.
thanks
XXXXXX
i son is 2 years and 2 months old .he has red patches on his tounge , and these patches apperes for 3 to 4 days nad then disappeares after some days they red patches again came ,
pls tell me whatto du.
thanks
XXXXXX
Hi XXXXXX
Thanks for query.
Red patches on the tongue in a 2 year old can have varied reasons ranging from geographical tongue, vitamin deficiency to thrush infections.
A careful examination is all what is needed to rule out infective cause. So I encourage you to consult your pediatrician. Anti fungal medicine can be taken orally and locally if needed.
In the meanwhile maintain good oral hygiene. Clean the tongue with clean handkerchief / tongue scraper. Plenty of fruits and vegetables are also essential.
Hope I answered your query. If you have further queries or clarification, please ask.
I will be happy to help.
Regards
Thanks for query.
Red patches on the tongue in a 2 year old can have varied reasons ranging from geographical tongue, vitamin deficiency to thrush infections.
A careful examination is all what is needed to rule out infective cause. So I encourage you to consult your pediatrician. Anti fungal medicine can be taken orally and locally if needed.
In the meanwhile maintain good oral hygiene. Clean the tongue with clean handkerchief / tongue scraper. Plenty of fruits and vegetables are also essential.
Hope I answered your query. If you have further queries or clarification, please ask.
I will be happy to help.
Regards
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Dr. Prasad
dear Dr thank for my query ,
actually i have consulted with my pediatrician .she told me that this is due to vitamin b12 deficiency .and we r given vitamin b12 syrup from last 15 days ,
now red patches comes but disappeared within two days .earlier it takes 4 to 5 days to disappeared . anyways i will go to my pediatrician again .
thanks
XXXXXX
actually i have consulted with my pediatrician .she told me that this is due to vitamin b12 deficiency .and we r given vitamin b12 syrup from last 15 days ,
now red patches comes but disappeared within two days .earlier it takes 4 to 5 days to disappeared . anyways i will go to my pediatrician again .
thanks
XXXXXX
Hi XXXXXX
Thanks for write back.
Usually we do give vitamin B complex in such type of cases as B complex deficiency does give this type of picture.
In this case as I told you, may be a typical case of Candidial infection. It may require anti-fungal treatment orally and locally to cure this problem.
However, as you are consulting pediatrician, problem will be solved.
I hope I answered your query.
If you do not have further query or clarification, you can close the discussion and rate the answer.
Regards.
Thanks for write back.
Usually we do give vitamin B complex in such type of cases as B complex deficiency does give this type of picture.
In this case as I told you, may be a typical case of Candidial infection. It may require anti-fungal treatment orally and locally to cure this problem.
However, as you are consulting pediatrician, problem will be solved.
I hope I answered your query.
If you do not have further query or clarification, you can close the discussion and rate the answer.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
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