Open AccessScrape cytology in rare case of hairy tongue
Author(s) -
Rekha Narendra Patil,
Suprita Nayak,
Maitryee Munshi,
S. K. Bobhate
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.55232
Subject(s) - tongue , medicine , hyperkeratosis , pathology , lesion , cytology , lingual papilla , anatomy , dermatology
Hairy tongue (HT) is a benign condition that causes concern over its abnormal appearance. HT is most commonly seen in adults and is seen as an abnormal coating of the tongue due to hyperkeratosis of filiform lingual papillae. Cytological scraping of the lesion on the tongue was done which showed squamous cells, extraneous material, bacterial colonies, fungal bodies, and hair-like projections, which are the hall mark of the disease. We present a case along with its scrape cytology findings.