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Total Eardrum Perforation
Total eardrum perforation is shown. The handle of malleus appeared bare and middle ear spiculated hypotympanic cells are seen clearly.
Median Rhomboid Glossitis
Median rhomboid glossitis has been considered a developmental abnormality for a number of years. Recent works suggests that this condition arises from a mild local candidal infection and that tongue clicking...
Infectious Mononucleosis
These acutely swollen and juicy looking tonsils covered with yellow debris and associated with palatal petechiae are characteristic of infectious mononucleosis. In this case, the tonsils are so large...
Enlarged Obstructive Tonsils
In this patient the tonsils have enlarged the such an extent that they almost meet in the midline. In some patients grossly enlarged tonsils may contribute to obstructive sleep apnea.
Normal Enlarged Tonsils
This photograph shows a pair of slightly enlarged but normal tonsils in a child.
Normal Tonsils
The appearance of the normal palatine tonsils is extremely varied. The tonsils may appear to protrude so far that they almost meet in the midline or they may be buried in the oropharyngeal wall to such...
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue
This is a characteristic ulcerative, infiltrative and advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the lateral border of the tongue, which cause severe limitation of tongue movement.
Atrophic Glossitis
Note the beefy red glazed tongue of a patient with atrophic glossitis due to an iron deficiency. The smooth red surface develops as a result of the loss of the filiform papillae.
Geographic Tongue
In this condition, the filiform papillae disappear from localized areas of the tongue resulting in a patchy red area of depapillation, which is known as geographic or "map" tongue. These patches...
Black Hairy Tongue
This photograph shows the typical appearance of a black hairy tongue. The filiform papillae elongate to produce the "hair" y coating. The true reason for the black colour has never been explained,...