strawberry tongue A characteristic enanthema of the tongue, characterized by hypertrophy of the fungiform papillae, accompanied by changes of the filiform papillae in a bright red background; an ST is classically seen in scarlet fever, but also occurs in Kawasaki's disease–mucocutaneous lymph node...
The term ‘strawberry tongue’ describes a tongue that is bumpy and swollen, in a number of cases the tongue is also red and enlarged, resembling a strawberry or even a raspberry.Therefore, the term itself is rather self-explanatory. Occasionally, the tongue may be white over a few days, ...