What Causes White Patches On The Tongue?

Posted on Wed, 14 Jun 2017

Question: i have white patches on my tongue that comes from m throat

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Glossitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HealthcareMagic and thanks for putting up the query,

White patches on the tongue can be due to some infection or deficiency or trauma.
Please send me the pictures of your lesions so that I can suggest you better. You can simply upload/attach them to the reports section of this web page.

Also, let me know are the lesions painful?
Any discomfort while eating?
Any history of smoking or tobacco use?

Please follow up with the required information so that I can suggest you better.
Thanks and regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee