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Real hair on the tip of the tongue: a very rare phenomenon
Author(s) -
Laskaris George,
Hatziolou Ephtihia,
Vareltzidis Antony
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.1994.tb00381.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tongue , oral cavity , dermatology , hair disease , anatomy , dentistry , pathology
The occurrence of hair and hair follicles inside the oral cavity is a very rare finding. A review of the literature revealed that only four cases of oral hair have been reported previously. In this article we present an additional case of hair located on the tip of the tongue in a 31‐year‐old white man.