A case of black hairy tongue responding to oral nystatin and vitamin B complex treatment

Black hairy tongue, also known as lingua villosa nigra, is characterized by desquamation defects on the dorsal side of the tongue with reactive hypertrophy of the filiform papillae. Although the etiology of the disease is unknown, conditions such as smoking, alcohol and candidal infection are accused. In this study, a case of black hairy tongue which is considered to occur due to poor oral hygiene and candidal infection is presented.

Oral nistatin ve B vitamin kompleksi tedavisine yanýt veren siyah kýllý dil olgusu

Lingua villosa nigra olarak da bilinen siyah kýllý dil (SKD) dilin dorsal yüzündeki deskuamasyon defekti ile beraber filiform papillalarýn reaktif hipertrofisiyle karakterizedir. Hastalýðýn etiyopatogenezi tam olarak bilinmese de sigara, alkol kandidal enfeksiyon gibi durumlar etiyolojide suçlanmaktadýr. Bu çalýþmada, kötü aðýz hijyeni ve kandidal enfeksiyona baðlý olduðu düþünülen SKD olgusu sunulmaktadýr.