Prominent pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue
Ahn, S.K.; Chung, J.; Lee, S.H.; Lee, W.S.
Cutis 58(6): 410-412
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4162 PMID: 8970779 Document Number: 458623
Prominent pigmented fungiform paillae of the tongue are characterized clinically by prominence and pigmentation confined to these papillae and histopathologically by melanophages in the lamina opriae. A 45-year-old Asian woman had dark erythematous papules exclusively involved with fungiform papillae on the anterior lateral dorsal aspect of the tongue and hyperpigmentation on the lip. Histologic examination revealed many melanophages in the subepidermal area within the fungiform papillae. Her skin lesions improved moderately following two months of treatment for anemia.