Pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue in a Japanese child

Authors :: Takeshi Takayama
Yuki Sugiyama
Katsuhiko Hayashi
Source :: Clinical Case Reports, Clinical Case Reports, Vol 8, Iss 6, Pp 1104-1106 (2020)
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2020.
Abstract: Pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue (PFPT) does not require invasive investigation and treatment. However, if the patient requests treatment for aesthetic reasons, and the pigmentation is focally distributed, an excisional biopsy can be chosen for both diagnosis and treatment.

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