glossalgia; tongue pain

Etiology

• burning tongue with no lesions
  • burning mouth syndrome
  • tobaccoism
  • glossitis
    • menopause
  • heavy metal poisoning
  • diabetes mellitus
• deep lesion
  • sialolithiasis of submaxillary or sublingual gland
  • foreign body
  • myositis of lingual muscles
  • trichinosis
  • periostitis of hyoid bone
  • lingual muscle neoplasm
• localized superficial lesions
  • tongue bite
  • ingual frenulum trauma
  • dental ulcer
  • foreign body (fish bone)
  • ranula
  • epithelioma or carcinoma
  • tuberculosis ulcer
  • Herpes simplex stomatitis
  • Vincent's stomatitis (ANUG)
  • leukoplakia
  • Candida albicans (thrush)
  • vesiculoerosive lesions
    • pemphigoid
    • pemphigus vulgaris
    • erythema multiforme
• systemic disease
  • atrophic glossitis
  • diabetes mellitus
  • leukemia
  • connective tissue disease
  • lichen planus
  • scarlet fever
  • heavy metal Poisoning
  • pharmaceuticals
    • phenytoin
    • antibiotic sensitivity
  • uremia
  • amyloidosis
  • celiac sprue
  • sarcioidosis
  • Sjogren Syndrome
  • nutritional deficiency
    • pellagra (niacin deficiency)
    • riboflavin deficiency
    • scurvy (vitamin C deficiency)
    • iron deficiency
    • vitamin B12 deficiency