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Glossitis, Benign Migratory MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Glossitis, Benign Migratory
Tree Number(s)
C07.465.910.363.447
Unique ID
D005929
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005929
Scope Note
An idiopathic disorder of the tongue characterized by the loss of filiform papillae leaving reddened areas of circinate macules bound by a white band. The lesions heal, then others erupt.
Entry Term(s)
Erythema Migrans, Lingual
Geographic Tongue
Glossitis Areata Exfoliativa
Tongue, Geographic
Public MeSH Note
2017; ERYTHEMA MIGRANS, LINGUAL was indexed under GLOSSITIS, BENIGN MIGRATORY 2011-2016
History Note
2017 (1965)
Date Established
1965/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/06/14
Glossitis, Benign Migratory Preferred
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