black tongue
Introduction
Black tongue introduction Black tongue (linguavillosanigra) is also known as blackhairytongue, hairytongue, and linguamelanosis. The filamentous nipple is hyperproliferative, and its keratinized part does not fall off to form a villi-like moss, which is black, blue-black or brown. It belongs to the category of red tongue on the bottom of Chinese medicine. It refers to the black tongue, which is the image of qi and blood damage. The ancients believed that the appearance of black tongue is an insult. According to the tender and smooth wetness of the black tongue and the rough dry coke, there are several cases. If the center is light and humid and slippery, it is extremely imaginary. If dry Shaojin, the color is bright, it is the change of the tongue, the yin deficiency kidney water is exhausted, it is appropriate to be cold and nourishing. If there is a bit of sputum, dry and no sputum, rough, it is a hot moment, should be a large agent to clear the heat and stagnate the fire to cure it, serve until the black tongue turns red. Such as black dull, no needles thorns, non-wet non-staple, like bright and not bright, for yang deficiency and blood loss, Yi Xin Gan warming agent. basic knowledge The proportion of illness: 0.003% Susceptible people: no specific population Mode of infection: non-infectious Complications: kidney stones
Cause
Black tongue cause
Cause:
The cause is unknown, it can be divided into two types: true and false. The former is dysplasia. The latter is thought to be related to fungal infection. In addition, it can be associated with syphilis, dyspepsia, long-term absorption or oral penicillin after smoking. The application of colored substances and chemicals, such as citric acid and silver nitrate, can make the silky nipple black, and it can also be related to the widespread use of antibiotics. Men are more common than women.
Chinese medicine believes that this disease is mostly caused by obesity, the internal heat and dampness, the complex sense of poison and evil, and the formation of this disease.
Pathogenesis
The pathogenesis is still unclear, and some people think it is related to dysplasia or fungal infection.
Prevention
Black tongue prevention
The cause of this disease is unknown. It can be divided into two types: true and false. The former is dysplasia, and the latter is considered to be related to fungal infection. In addition, it can also be associated with syphilis and dyspepsia, so prevention should be carried out from the medical science, such as frequent removal of the mouth to reduce fungal infections, while avoiding excessive smoking, drinking tea, can also reduce the onset of the disease. For the black tongue caused by peptone sputum and other drugs caused by the drug can be alleviated.
Complication
Black tongue complications Complications kidney stones
No complications.
Symptom
Black tongue symptoms Common symptoms Red spot scaly extensive erythema infiltration damage
More often in the center of the back of the tongue, the closer the central pigment is, the deeper the lesion is. The whole lesion is covered by a villous filamentous nipple. The nipple is about a few millimeters long, grayish brown, brown to black, and the damage gradually enlarges. The color is several weeks to several months later. Gradually fade, desquamation, and even disappear, leaving no trace after disappearing.
Examine
Black tongue check
Histopathology: Filamentous nipples are hyperproliferative, keratinocytes constitute pigmented hairs, filamentous nipples are enlarged at the bottom, epidermis is prolonged, and mild inflammatory cells are infiltrated in the lamina propria.
Diagnosis
Black tongue diagnosis
According to clinical manifestations, tongue characteristics, histopathological features can be diagnosed.
