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Ways To Treat Geographic Tongue
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My geographic tongue doesn't go awayEverytime I hear and read that a geographic tongue "just goes away". Its over a year I am having it and it doesn't. It gets worse. I am a wine -merchand and was a good taster. Some periods I can still taste, but mostly it is...
Response from David A. Reznik, D.D.S.
Grady Health System
Geographic tongue is thought to be an autoimmune manifestation that can be treated with the use of topical corticosteroids such as Decadron elixir. If you are having persistent problems with this manifestation, I would highly suggest that you visit...
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Geographic tongue and herpesDr. Reznik, Does geographic tongue have anything to do with oral herpes? ... Read more »Geographic TongueIs geographic tongue a condition often found in HIV positive patients?... Read more »
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Mapping the Cure With Geographic Information SystemsThe National HIV/AIDS Strategy has provided the nation with a long-overdue framework for a population-based approach to HIV prevention and a more coordinated national response. But faced with funding reductions, HIV/AIDS professionals are now... Read more »
HIV and AIDS in the United States by Geographic DistributionFast Facts HIV and AIDS are generally concentrated in urban areas in the United States. In 2009, the number of adults and adolescents living with an AIDS diagnosis was highest in the South. In 2010, blacks accounted for the largest proportion... Read more »
Utahns May Now Be Treated for STDs Without Seeing a DoctorThe partners of Utahns diagnosed with an STD now have a way of getting treated anonymously without seeing a doctor. A state law that went into effect Tuesday allows doctors to write antibiotic prescriptions for the unnamed partners of their... Read more »
In New Way to Edit DNA, Hope for Treating DiseaseAn ongoing clinical trial is using a new gene-editing technique to remove a major doorway HIV uses to infect human T cells. The approach uses naturally occurring proteins called zinc fingers, each of which can recognize a set of three letters, or... Read more »
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Thrush or Geographic tounge
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Its been 6 months since possible exposure and now I think I have thrush or geographic tounge. The problem is on the front of my tounge. Every morning when I wake up its back white lines of like white stuff. I brush it off and its a little red under...
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Thrush or Geographic tounge
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I have white patches on my tounge only mostly near the tip and sides in front. They seem to be like craters with white borders. My tounge also burns really bad. There are also a few tiny little red spots that hurt too. Does this sound like thrush or...
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geographic tongue
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hi there, all. So, I have geographic tongue which seems to be a benign condition. However, I read on the Johns Hopkins site that geographic tongue is an unusual form of psoriasis that is more commonly seen in HIV positive people. I tested neg. at...
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Geographic Tongue
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
HelloThis is geographic tongue Is anyone here with either HIV or just severe stress having a problem with this http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/opath/Cards/GeographicTongue.html I have this along with some other symptoms Thank You Read more »
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