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Strawberry Tongue

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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
A characteristic enanthema of the tongue, which is characterised by hypertrophy of the fungiform papillae, accompanied by changes of the filiform papillae in a bright red background. Strawberry tongues are classically seen in scarlet fever, but also occurs in Kawasaki’s disease—mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, toxic shock syndrome, and in prodromal yellow fever

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


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