Pathology · single question
Migratory erythematous patches with white serpiginous borders on the dorsal tongue that change location over time. Diagnosis?
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Correct answer: A. Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis)
- A. Correct. The migrating red patches with raised white borders that shift position are characteristic of benign migratory glossitis.
- B. Incorrect. SCC is a fixed, often ulcerated/indurated lesion, not a migrating pattern.
- C. Incorrect. Candidiasis presents as wipeable white plaques, not migrating red patches.
- D. Incorrect. Lichen planus shows fixed reticular white striae, not lesions that move day to day.