Stress as worsening of the signs and symptoms of the geographic tongue during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pilot study

• Main Authors: Miriam Beatriz Jordão Moreira Sarruf (Author), Valquiria Quinelato (Author), Guilherme Jordão Moreira Sarruf (Author), Henrique Eduardo Oliveira (Author), Jose Albuquerque Calasans-Maia (Author), Hilka Quinelato (Author), Telma Aguiar (Author), Priscila Ladeira Casado (Author), Larissa Maria Assad Cavalcante (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Geographic Tongue (GT) is a benign inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, which is characterized by the loss of epithelium due to the atrophy of filiform papillae. It usually occurs on the dorsum of the tongue and may extend to its lateral edges. It appears as an erythematous...