Tongue Enlargement

Aka: Tongue Enlargement, Macroglossia, Lingual Enlargement

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II. Signs

  1. Large Tongue out of proportion to jaw size

III. Causes: Persistent Enlargement

  1. Down Syndrome
  2. Cretinism
  3. Hypothyroidism
  4. Multiple Myeloma
  5. Acromegaly
  6. Amyloidosis
  7. Sarcoidosis
  8. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

IV. Causes: Transient Enlargement

  1. Glossitis
  2. Stomatitis
  3. Neck Cellulitis
  4. Angioneurotic edema
  5. Hematoma
  6. Abscess
  7. Tumor
    1. See Tongue Mass
    2. Hemangioma or Lymphangioma
    3. Neurofibroma
    4. Neurilemmoma
    5. Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
  8. Infection
    1. Actinomycosis
    2. Tuberculosis
    3. Histoplasmosis
    4. Syphilis

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