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Tongue EnlargementAka: Macroglossia, Lingual Enlargement
- Signs
- Large Tongue out of proportion to jaw size
- Causes: Persistent Enlargement
- Down Syndrome
- Cretinism
- Hypothyroidism
- Multiple Myeloma
- Acromegaly
- Amyloidosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
- Causes: Transient Enlargement
- Glossitis
- Stomatitis
- Neck Cellulitis
- Angioneurotic edema
- Hematoma
- Abscess
- Tumor
- Hemangioma or lymphangioma
- Neurofibroma
- Neurilemmoma
- Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
- Infection
- Actinomycosis
- Tuberculosis
- Histoplasmosis
- Syphilis
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