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Description
Caviar tongue is a type of varicose vein that appears as purplish swellings on the undersurface of the tongue.[1][2]
Cause and mechanism1
The condition results from ageing loss of elasticity of the skin, and may be associated with Fordyce angiokeratomas.[1]
Cause and mechanism2
It is generally observed in people over the age of 50-years.[1]
Cause and mechanism3
There may be an association with smoking.[2] Cardiovascular or lung problems may be present.[3]
Cause and mechanism4
The swellings tend to become more prominent with aspirin, anticoagulant medicines and hot food and drink.[2] Complications include phleboliths and thrombophlebitis.[1]
Epidemiology and history
They are common.[1] It was first described by William Bennett Bean in 1952.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "34. Disorders of the mucous membranes". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. pp. 800–801. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Malamos, Dimitris; Scully, Crispian (2021). "25. Normal variations". Clinical Guide to Oral Diseases. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 333–338. ISBN 978-1-119-32813-1. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ↑ Rao, Jyotsna (2017). QRS for BDS IV Year, Vol 2. Elsevier. p. 1403. ISBN 978-81-312-4935-2. Archived from the original on 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ↑ Mulliken, John B. (2013). "13. Capillary malformations, hyperkeratotic stains, telangiectasias, and miscellaneous vascular blots". In Mulliken, John B.; Burrows, Patricia E.; Fishman, Steven J. (eds.). Mulliken and Young's Vascular Anomalies: Hemangiomas and Malformations (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 552. ISBN 978-0-19-972254-9. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-05-19.