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White deposits on tongue
My daughter is 2 months old and she has this white deposits on her tongue which we tried to clean using index finger but it never disappeared bhi it started to turn blackish and the tongue has a crack at the center where the deposits are seen. I am worried if this is serious. Please suggest and guide me. Attached her tongue's image.
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Appears to be fungal infection. Apply Candid mouth paint after feeds twice daily for 14 days
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi,
Meet a nearby paediatrician. Doesn’t look healthy.
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Dr. N V Tejaswini
Pediatrician
11 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hi! It looks like fungal infection. Plz consult your pediatrician near by.
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Dr. Raktima Chakrabarti
Pediatrician
28 yrs exp
Gurgaon
It looks like fungal infection but need to examine I suggest you to go for office consultation
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Consultation at clinic
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Clean tongue after each feed
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