Pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue: A clinical and histologic description

Bahir Chamseddin, Travis Vandergriff

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Abstract

A 28-year-old man with a history of mycosis fungoides presented for evaluation of multiple darkbrown macules and hyperpigmented dome-shaped papules on the distal tongue. A shave biopsy of the tongue revealed melanin pigment in the basal keratinocytes and melanophages in the lamina propria, consistent with pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue. Relevant clinical and histologic features of this diagnosis are reviewed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberA367
JournalDermatology online journal
Volume25
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Histopathology
  • Pigmented fungiform papillae

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Dermatology

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