Close-up of a smooth tongue in a person suffering from pernicious anaemia as a complication of Addison's disease. The condition of the tongue is affected in a number of blood disorders. Mild anaemias or deficiencies of iron,folate or vitamin B12 may lead to a sore,inflamed tongue or mouth. Pernicious anaemia is a form of anaemia (a reduction in oxygen-carrying haemoglobin in the blood) resulting from vitamin B12 deficiency. The smooth appearance of this tongue is due to a loss of papillae (the projections associated with the taste buds). Pernicious anaemia is associated with other "auto-immune" diseases in addition to Addison's disease | |
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