Black-Tongued Witch – Really?
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Date
2017-01
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Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciences
Abstract
Black hairy tongue (BHT) also known as Lingua villosa nigra is an acquired, benign condition which is characterized by abnormally hypertrophied and elongated papilliform papillae on the dorsal surface of the tongue. Apart from black; it may also appear brown, yellow, green or blue. BHT typically causes aesthetic concerns to the patient. Gagging, nausea, dysgeusia, xerostomia, burning mouth syndrome and halitosis can be the very rare presenting complaints in some patients. In India, however, black tongue is believed to associate with witches and unfortunate doom spellers. We are reporting a case of olanzapine induced BHT who became a victim of very popular but irrational myth in Indian society.
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Black Hairy Tongue (bht), Myth Regarding Bht, Black Tongued Witch, Olanzapine Induced Bht
Citation
Neki N S, Shergill Gagandeep Singh, Singh Amritpal, Kaur Amanpreet, Sidhu Puneet Bans, Singh Taranjit. Black-Tongued Witch – Really?. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research. 2017 Jan-Mar; 3(1): 11-13