RT Book, Section A1 Usatine, Richard P. A1 Smith, Mindy A. A1 Chumley, Heidi S. A1 Mayeaux, E.J. SR Print(0) ID 57672550 T1 Chapter 38. Geographic Tongue T2 The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e YR 2013 FD 2013 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-176964-8 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57672550 RD 2024/03/29 AB A 23-year-old male medical student presents to the physician's office complaining of his tongue's “strange appearance.” He denies pain or discomfort and is unsure how long the lesions have been present. The lesions seem to change areas of distribution on the tongue. The examination reveals large, well-delineated, shiny and smooth, erythematous spots on the surface of the tongue (Figure 38-1). The diagnosis is geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis). The physician explains that it is benign and that no treatment is needed unless symptoms develop.