Question: Hi, I’m having an issue with my tongue. It has been ongoing for 3 weeks. It first started as a slight burning sensation with red patches on my tongue, and the skin of the roof of my mouth was peeling, but no inflammation of the tongue. The burning sensation and redness got worse with sugary foods, which made me believe it was oral thrush. I went to see a doctor and he did not think it was thrush as this is apparently very rare and prone in people with HIV, which I don’t have. Also, I didn’t have a layer of yeast over my tongue. But I was prescribed a mouth wash to treat oral thrush anyway; it may have helped a bit, but did not cure me.

Now I’ve noticed the red patches subsiding, but there is a sore at the top of my tongue that is uncomfortable. There is a mix of numbness and burning sensation, but the sensation is relatively mild.

What else could this be? Coukd this be Syphilis or a sign of something serious?

Thank you for your response. What would explain my symptoms? I have never had this issue before.