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Effects of a Stroke: Man’s Tongue Becomes Black, Hairy

Doctors say Man’s tongue became black and hairy after suffering stroke. More Details: https://www.studyfinds.org/black-hair... That in a report at StudyFinds where we invite you to like and subscribe for the latest information. According to a report in JAMA Dermatology, the man in his 50s suffered a stroke just under three months before visiting the dermatology department with a thick, black coating over the top of his tongue. OK... going to show a picture... It's not horrible, but probably not something you want to see if you're eating. Doctors quickly diagnosed the patient with a condition called lingua villosa nigra — or black hairy tongue. According to the American Academy of Oral Medicine, this is a harmless condition which around 13 percent of the population experiences. The Indian team at Medical Trust Hospital in Kerala note that the patient started to develop this hairy tongue about two weeks before entering the hospital. Three months earlier, the man suffered a stroke which left him with weakness in the left side of his body. His caregivers had been feeding the man a diet of pureed food and liquids, along with oral antiplatelet drugs to prevent blood clots and antihypertensives to control his blood pressure. Study authors suspect the stroke patient’s diet likely played a key role. The team explains that people on a pureed diet suffer from a lack of abrasion or stimulation on the top of their tongues. This causes a buildup of a protein called keratin. From there, tiny projections which cover the tongue, filiform papillae, start getting longer and look like actual hair follicles on the tongue. Although black is a typical color for this overgrowth, the color can actually change depending on the bacteria or fungi in the mouth. Other issues which can cause this to happen include poor oral hygiene, radiation treatments around the head and neck, too much tea or coffee drinking, and tobacco use. Typical preventative measures include brushing the tongue with a toothbrush or using a tongue scraper. For cases that don’t go away using these methods, the AAOM notes that medical and surgical treatments are available for certain patients. For this man, the odd reaction cleared up in about 20 days. Check out more detail in the link – in the description below – on this and other studies at AT STUDYFINDS.COM Video Credit: Videvo – Videvo.net Pexels.com Image Credit: Jayasree et al., JAMA Dermatology, 2022