What Causes Large Red Patch On Tongue Leading To Loss Of Taste?

Posted on Mon, 6 Jan 2014

Question: Hi I'm XXXXXXX My tongue has a large red patch in the middle back and is yellowish elsewhere. My sense of taste is off completely and my tongue feels as though I have burned it

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer: details below Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for the query and photograph. Probably you are suffering from a condition called as geographic tongue. Sometimes it is due to low vitamin level or can be an auto immune disorder. Please take vitamin B complex capsules daily one for at least 3 months. Also apply triamcinolone oral paste twice daily. This will give you relief. Let me know if you have any other doubts. Thank you

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