Korean J Dermatol.  1997 Apr;35(2):383-387.

Two Cases of Combined Geographic Tongue and Fissured Tongue in Generalized Pustular Psoriasis

• Kim BK
• Youn JI

Abstract

Generalized pustular psoriasis is a rare disease, even psoriasis involving oral mucosa is very rare. There are many reports of tongue lesions in patients with psoriasis that are clinically and histologically indistinguishable from geographic tongue, and there are many reports of fissured tongue in association with psoriasis. It has been debated whether oral psoriasis exists or not, or occurs as part of generalized pustular psoriasis. We experienced two cases of combined geographic tongue and fissured tongue in patient with generalized pustular psoriasis, and report these cases with review of the literature about the oral lesions in psoriasis, geographic tongue, and fissured tongue.

Keyword

Fissured tongue; Generalized pustular psoriasis; Geographic tongue

MeSH Terms

Glossitis, Benign Migratory*
Humans
Mouth Mucosa
Psoriasis*
Rare Diseases
Tongue
Tongue, Fissured*