101 degrees, and the pulse rate was 120 per minute. There was severe pyorrhoea alveolaris and the lower central incisors were loose. There was also salivation. A history of pyrexia for nearly 16 days with the temperature coming on every other day was given. She was under native treatment all the while. She developed the swelling of the tongue about 4 days before in a mild form; this; subsided a...

Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS) is a triad of microcytic hypochromic anemia, atrophic glossitis, and esophageal webs or strictures. It is one of the syndromes associated with iron deficiency anemia. Symptoms resulting from anemia predominates the clinical picture, apart from the additional features such as glossitis, angular cheilitis, and dysphagia. Dysphagia is main clinical feature of PVS. PVS...

UNLABELLED Tongue lesions constitute a considerable proportion of oral mucosal lesions, and are health concern to both oral health care providers and public. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of tongue lesions and conditions among a group of Jordanian population attending dental clinics, in addition to assessment of their symptoms, knowledge, and treatment provi...