Tongue swelling

Tongue swelling or enlargement of the tongue might have different characteristics and differential diagnoses.

Differential Diagnosis
In alphabetical order.


 * Acanthosis nigricans
 * Acromegaly
 * Amyloidosis
 * Angioneurotic edema
 * Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
 * Down's syndrome
 * Hemangioma
 * Hematoma
 * Hurler-Pfaundler syndrome
 * Hyperthyroidism
 * Infection
 * Inflammation
 * Leukemia
 * Lymphangioma
 * Neurofibromatosis
 * Pellagra
 * Pernicious anemia
 * Tongue cancer
 * Tumor of the pituitary gland
 * Venous stasis