DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Raspberry tongue is a dark red discoloration of the tongue caused by certain diseases (Forbes 2008).
EtiologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Raspberry tongue can occur as part of the following diseases:
- Scarlet fever (Kasper 2015)
- Kawasaki syndrome (Mayatepek 2024)
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PathophysiologyThis section has been translated automatically.
The discoloration of the tongue is caused by hypertrophy of the fungiform papillae and changes in the filiform papillae (Kasper 2015).
Clinical pictureThis section has been translated automatically.
Scarlet fever initially results in a clearly coated tongue. The so-called "scarlet tongue" only appears from the 4th day onwards (Herold 2023).
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Forbes C D, Jackson W F (2008) Color Atlas of Internal Medicine. Elsevier Urban und Fischer Verlag Munich / Jena 27
- Herold G et al. (2023) Internal Medicine. Herold Publishing House 847
- Kasper D L, Fauci A S, Hauser S L, Longo D L, Jameson J L, Loscalzo J et al. (2015) Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. Mc Graw Hill Education 241
- Mayatepek E (2024) Pediatrics: basics, clinic and practice. Elsevier Urban and Fischer Publishers Munich 9, 236
