If a patient reports having for months now enlargement of the tongue, with no other alterations of the tongue causing constant biting, which disease would you think of the following:
Question shared with ENT. Amyloidosis is a localized or systemic deposition of fibrillar proteins. It can be primary or secondary. The most frequently affected organs are the kidneys and the heart. Sometimes amyloid deposits appear on the tongue which can produce macroglossia.
Hypoglossal paralysis.
Hyperthyroidism.
Mastocytosis.
Amyloidosis.
Facial granuloma.
Amyloidosis is a localized or systemic deposition of fibrillar proteins. It can be primary or secondary. The most frequently affected organs are the kidneys and the heart. Sometimes amyloid deposits appear on the tongue which can produce macroglossia.