Tetracycline-induced black hairy tongue

J Gen Fam Med. 2020 Jan 30;21(3):80-81. doi: 10.1002/jgf2.300. eCollection 2020 May.

Authors

Kota Sakaguchi¹, Takashi Watari²

Affiliations

¹ Community Care Unnan City Hospital Shimane Japan.
² Postgraduate Clinical Training Center Shimane University Hospital Shimane Japan.

Abstract

A blackish discolouration on the central part of the dorsal tongue in the front of the circumvallate papillae.

Keywords: antibiotics; black hairy tongue; drug‐induced; oral hygiene; tetracycline.

© 2020 The Authors. Journal of General and Family Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japan Primary Care Association.