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Glossitis, Benign Migratory
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Definition
: An idiopathic disorder characterized by the loss of filiform papillae leaving reddened areas of circinate macules bound by a white band. The lesions heal, then others erupt.
Other names
Tongue, Geographic; Glossitis Areata Exfoliativa; Geographic Tongue; Migratory Glossitis, Benign; Benign Migratory Glossitis
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Erythema migrans
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*Glossitis, Benign Migratory.
