strawberry tongue

strawberry tongue

n.

The presence of a whitish coat on the tongue through which the enlarged papillae project as red points, characteristic of scarlet fever.

---

strawberry tongue,

a strawberry-like coloration of the inflamed tongue papillae. It is a clinical sign of scarlet fever and is also seen in Kawasaki's disease.

---

strawberry tongue,

n a strawberry-like coloration of inflamed tongue papillae. It is a clinical sign of scarlet fever and also is seen in Kawasaki syndrome.

---

strawberry tongue

A characteristic enanthema of the tongue, characterized by hypertrophy of the fungiform papillae, accompanied by changes of the filiform papillae in a bright red background; an ST is classically seen in scarlet fever, but also occurs in Kawasaki's disease–mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, toxic shock syndrome, and in prodromal yellow fever