Ruaa Alharithy's scientific contributions
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Publication (1)
Pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue are a benign condition that is characterized by pigmentation involving the fungiform papillae. Our patient is a 25-year-old female who has an asymptomatic pigmentation over the tongue for 13 years. Examination showed pigmentation confined to the fungiform papillae on the dorsum of the tongue. The diagnosis...
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... Inflammatory conditions such as lichen planus, Peutz-Jeghers disorder, or endocrinological conditions such as Addison's disease, diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, and hyperthyroidism are the examples of endogenous causes. [4,5] Although many patients do not have other complaints, some recorded cases have particular correlations, including linear circumflex ichthyosis, lichen planus, Hori's nevus, melisma, hemochromatosis, scleroderma, pernicious anemia, and iron-deficiency anemia as obtained in our patient. [1,5] There are correlations linking pigmented papillae fungiform to high levels of estrogen as menstrual irregularities and obesity, which is a possible etiology in this case. ...
