Tongue diseases
Also known as: Diseases of tongue, unspecified
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In short
The tongue is made up of many muscles, with taste buds on its upper surface, and it helps with tasting, swallowing, chewing, and speaking. Problems affecting the tongue include pain, swelling, changes in color or texture, abnormal movement or difficulty moving, and taste problems. These tongue problems can have many different causes, and treatment depends on the underlying problem.
Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
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Description
Your tongue helps you taste, swallow, and chew. You also use it to speak. Your tongue is made up of many muscles. The upper surface contains your taste buds.
Problems with the tongue include:
- Pain
- Swelling
- Changes in color or texture
- Abnormal movement or difficulty moving the tongue
- Taste problems
These problems can have many different causes. Treatment depends on the underlying problem.
Next to it in ICD-10
- K11Salivary gland diseases
- K12Mouth ulcers and stomatitis
- K13Other diseases of the lips and lining of the mouth
- K21Acid reflux (GERD)
- K29Diseases of the stomach or the duodenum, unspecified
- K31Other stomach and duodenum diseases
Neighbouring codes in the classification, not a medical link.
External resources
Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for Tongue diseases?
K14 (WHO, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision).
What is the ICD-11 code for Tongue diseases?
DA03.Z: Diseases of tongue, unspecified (WHO, ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics).
Sources and attribution
- ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, © World Health Organization, licensed under CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO.
- Names other than the official source titles: Anpheros translations and plain-language names, made with AI assistance and checked automatically; the source names are in English.
- Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
- ICD-10 codes and titles © World Health Organization. Source: WHO, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (2019).
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