Jainkittivong Aree, Langlais Robert P
Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2005 Feb 15;6(1):123-35.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics and assess other factors associated with geographic tongue in Thailand. One hundred and eighty-eight Thais with geographic tongue and 188 controls were interviewed regarding their medical history, symptoms, and the nature and migratory pattern of their lesions. Variations in the clinical appearance, lesion location, and any associated tongue fissures were recorded. The age range for the 188 subjects was 9 to 79 years. The highest incidence (39.4%) occurred in the 20-29 age group. Women were affected more than men (1.5:1). The leading group of medical conditions consisted of allergy-related disorders; however, the incidence of these problems among both subjects and controls was not significantly different (55.2% vs. 44.8%). Our results demonstrated a significant co-existence of geographic tongue and fissured tongue. Most of the geographic tongue lesions manifested a typical appearance consisting of a central atrophic area bounded by a raised white circinate line (69.1%) with multiple tongue sites affected (62.8%). The most common locations were at the lateral margins and tip of the tongue. The majority of our subjects (75.5%) were asymptomatic. The results of this study correspond with the findings of previous geographic tongue studies in other populations.
本研究的目的是调查泰国地图舌的临床特征，并评估与地图舌相关的其他因素。对188名患有地图舌的泰国人和188名对照者进行了访谈，询问他们的病史、症状以及病变的性质和迁移模式。记录临床外观、病变位置的变化以及任何相关的舌裂情况。188名受试者的年龄范围为9至79岁。最高发病率（39.4%）出现在20至29岁年龄组。女性受影响的人数多于男性（比例为1.5:1）。主要的医疗状况类别包括与过敏相关的疾病；然而，这些问题在受试者和对照者中的发病率没有显著差异（55.2%对44.8%）。我们的结果表明地图舌和沟纹舌显著共存。大多数地图舌病变表现出典型外观，即中央萎缩区域被隆起的白色环状线包围（69.1%），多个舌部位置受影响（62.8%）。最常见的位置是舌的外侧边缘和舌尖。我们的大多数受试者（75.5%）没有症状。本研究结果与之前其他人群中地图舌研究的结果一致。
