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What Do Red And White Patches On The Tongue Indicate?

It starts with white patches on my tongue . Then red patches surrounded by white borders. Can it be geographic tongue? I have psoriasis. Please help i am freaking out dont want it to be cancer. I have bad anxieties because im scared i have photos if needed.
posted on Mon, 8 May 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

White patches on tongue are commonly due to fungal Infection or oral thrush..
However the red patches if they are smooth and change the position then it can be geographic tongue..
So for confirmation I would like to see the pictures.
You can upload them.by going to my profile and click on ask me a question.
As the patches are not persistent and they come and go, therefore they are not cancerous..
As of now you can gargle with specialised mouthwash like Magic mouthwash..
Do warm saline gargles..
Take Vitamin B complex supplement..
Please upload the images so that we can have a personalised discussion and I can advise you more appropriate treatment..

Hope this helps..

Regards..
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What Do Red And White Patches On The Tongue Indicate?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. White patches on tongue are commonly due to fungal Infection or oral thrush.. However the red patches if they are smooth and change the position then it can be geographic tongue.. So for confirmation I would like to see the pictures. You can upload them.by going to my profile and click on ask me a question. As the patches are not persistent and they come and go, therefore they are not cancerous.. As of now you can gargle with specialised mouthwash like Magic mouthwash.. Do warm saline gargles.. Take Vitamin B complex supplement.. Please upload the images so that we can have a personalised discussion and I can advise you more appropriate treatment.. Hope this helps.. Regards..