Ischemia of the tongue can result in a range of data depending on its severity and duration.
Clinical findings in tongue ischemia:
(1) glossitis
(2) chronic ulcerations
(3) intermittent pain precipitated by talking or repeated use of tongue (claudication)
(4) continuous pain
(5) infarction with necrosis
Causes of tongue ischemia:
(1) temporal (giant cell) arteritis
(2) other forms of vasculitis
(3) atherosclerosis of the external carotid artery
(4) thromboemboli
Differential diagnosis:
(1) burning mouth syndrome
(2) other causes of glossitis
(3) cancer of the tongue
(4) cancer therapy
(5) dentures or dental problems (resulting in lingual trauma)
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Specialty: Otolaryngology
