Synonym(s)
Liver Tongue
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Lacquer-like shining, striking red, almost always coating-free tongue of coarse consistency with regular fields and a moderately moist mucosal surface.
Occurrence/EpidemiologyThis section has been translated automatically.
The "red, smooth liver tongue" is not specific and not present in every case of severe hepatopathy. Nutritive deficiency or metabolic diseases are almost always present, e.g. recurrent ulcerations in enteritis regionalis..
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer