
News|Poll|November 22, 2013
Black Coating on a Woman’s Tongue
Author(s)Robert P. Blereau, MD
After a “swig” of Kaopectate, this patient noticed tongue discoloration. Is this coincidental, or is there a clinical connection?
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This image of the dorsum of the tongue of a 42-year-old African American woman shows parallel linear black coatings.
What's your suspicion?
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