A picture of a man's tongue coated in thick, green hair-like growths. A picture of a man's tongue coated in thick, green hair-like growths. A 64-year-old man got a medical checkup after his tongue ...

A man went to the doctor with a green, hair-like coating on his tongue. He had taken antibiotics around 21 days before seeking medical help. Hairy tongue can be caused by poor oral hygiene, smoking, ...

Patients with hairy tongue syndrome—which can also turn tongues black, brown, yellow, or blue—often report gagging, mouth dryness, or bad breath. Medical imagery tends to burst with gore and horror, ...

He tastes hirsute and salty. An Ohio man’s tongue turned green and hairy following an alleged reaction to smoking cigarettes while simultaneously taking antibiotics. A study detailing the patient’s ...

A man and his mouth got into a hairy situation, according to his doctors. The man developed a fuzzy and starkly green discoloration of his tongue. Thankfully, this condition is usually benign, and his ...

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A 60-year-old Black man with hypertension and type 2 diabetes presents with a 1-month history of a yellowish, green furry plaque on his tongue. He states that he drinks several cups of coffee and eats ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Dark black spots on your tongue may be caused by normal variations in tongue pigmentation. Hairy tongue, a benign condition, can be caused by factors like ...

Medical imagery tends to burst with gore and horror, from grisly gashes, festering flesh, to a merciless gush of other odious afflictions. But the most disturbing sights aren’t always the most ...