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Suggest Cure For An Infection In The Tongue

hello, my son is currently 16 months and i have taken him to an ent recently who told me he does not specialize in children his age. He also told me he has never seen anything like what my son has. He has had white skin peeling from his whole entire left side of his tongue for over 8 months now and currently it looks like bright red flesh. there are times he looses weight like crazy and other times where his tongue doesn't seem to bother him so much and he starts picking weight up again. please help
Thu, 24 Nov 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

As per your complain peeling mucosa from the tongue can be due to causes like Geographic tongue in which area on tongue peels and appears raw while other causes can be nutritional deficiency,fungal infection etc..

I would suggest you to consult a Pedodontist and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigation like blood tests and oral swab culture can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly..

As of now if the tongue is sore you can apply numbing gel containing Lignocaine and also do cool compresses over the tongue..
Give him soft diet and plenty of fluids..
Maintain a good oral hygiene..
Nutritional supplements can be given by Paediatric Dentist if deficiency is ruled out..

Hope this helps..

Regards.
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Suggest Cure For An Infection In The Tongue

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. As per your complain peeling mucosa from the tongue can be due to causes like Geographic tongue in which area on tongue peels and appears raw while other causes can be nutritional deficiency,fungal infection etc.. I would suggest you to consult a Pedodontist and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigation like blood tests and oral swab culture can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.. As of now if the tongue is sore you can apply numbing gel containing Lignocaine and also do cool compresses over the tongue.. Give him soft diet and plenty of fluids.. Maintain a good oral hygiene.. Nutritional supplements can be given by Paediatric Dentist if deficiency is ruled out.. Hope this helps.. Regards.