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straw·ber·ry tongue
a tongue with a whitish coat through which the enlarged fungiform papillae project as red points, characteristic of scarlet fever and of Kawasaki disease.
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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.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
straw·ber·ry tongue
(straw'ber-ē tŭng)A tongue with a whitish coat through which the enlarged fungiform papillae project as red points; characteristic of scarlet fever and mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
straw·ber·ry tongue
(straw'ber-ē tŭng)Tongue with a whitish coat through which enlarged fungiform papillae project as red points, characteristic of scarlet fever and of Kawasaki disease.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012