Drug-Induced Black Hairy Tongue: A Case Report
Black hairy tongue is a commonly observed condition of defective desquamation of the filiform papillae. The color of the elongated papillae varies from yellowish white to brown or black. A 22-years-old female presented to the department with complaints of painful, black discoloration of her tongue....
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| description | Black hairy tongue is a commonly observed condition of defective desquamation of the filiform papillae. The color of the elongated papillae varies from yellowish white to brown or black. A 22-years-old female presented to the department with complaints of painful, black discoloration of her tongue. Her history revealed that she had been taking doxycycline and rifampin for brucellosis. An anti-inflammatory mouthwash was administered, and the brucellosis treatment was continued. Her tongue had healed completely one month later. When doxycycline and rifampin therapy are given, the possibility of black tongue should be kept in mind. Drug discontinuation may not be necessary. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a3f37c65e456413eab275b7305ff030e2025-08-20T03:38:26ZengGalenos Publishing HouseMediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials2147-673X2013-12-012Drug-Induced Black Hairy Tongue: A Case ReportHayati DEMİRASLAN0Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Kayseri, Türkiye Black hairy tongue is a commonly observed condition of defective desquamation of the filiform papillae. The color of the elongated papillae varies from yellowish white to brown or black. A 22-years-old female presented to the department with complaints of painful, black discoloration of her tongue. Her history revealed that she had been taking doxycycline and rifampin for brucellosis. An anti-inflammatory mouthwash was administered, and the brucellosis treatment was continued. Her tongue had healed completely one month later. When doxycycline and rifampin therapy are given, the possibility of black tongue should be kept in mind. Drug discontinuation may not be necessary.http://www.mjima.org/pdf.php?&id=18Black hairy tonguedoxycyclinerifampin |
| spellingShingle | Hayati DEMİRASLAN Drug-Induced Black Hairy Tongue: A Case Report Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials Black hairy tongue doxycycline rifampin |
| title | Drug-Induced Black Hairy Tongue: A Case Report |
| title_full | Drug-Induced Black Hairy Tongue: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Drug-Induced Black Hairy Tongue: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drug-Induced Black Hairy Tongue: A Case Report |
| title_short | Drug-Induced Black Hairy Tongue: A Case Report |
| title_sort | drug induced black hairy tongue a case report |
| topic | Black hairy tongue doxycycline rifampin |
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