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Statistical Study Of Tongue Pigmentation In Man., Dabeeru Chandrasekhara Rao Dr.

Doctoral Theses

Tongue pigmentation in man:The 'partioular' type of dark apots and patohes on the surface of the tongue, as investigated in the prosent thesis, wae first not ioed in human populations by Davis [5], who called it 'tongue piementation'. It is to be emphasized that not all colour piements come under this 'particular' type. There are some pathological conditione giving rise to transient discolouration of the tongue. This aspeot will be disouesed a little later. Such tongue pigmentation does not seem to have been reported for any population, human or otherwise.Tongue pigmentation be usually found on the upper surface or borders …