Moeller-Hunter glossitis


Moeller-Hunter glossitis


Moeller-Hunter glossitis


[A] Copper deficiency
[B] Associated with Malaria
[C] Riboflavin deficiency
[D] Vitamin B12 deficiency



Moeller-Hunter glossitis – Glossitis in vitamin B12 deficiency


  1. Moeller-Hunter glossitis
  2. Traditionally described as a diffuse and clinically non-specific atrophy of the lingual papillae affecting >50% of the tongue
  3. Classically known as – Hunter glossitis or Moeller-Hunter glossitis.



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