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Table 1: Classification of macroglossia based on its etiology |
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Congenital or hereditary |
Acquired |
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Vascular Malformations |
Edentulous patients |
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Lymphangioma |
Amyloidosis |
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Hemangioma |
Myxedema |
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Hemihyperplasia |
Acromegaly |
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Cretinism |
Angioedema |
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Beckwith – Wiedeman Syndrome |
Myasthenia gravis |
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Down Syndrome |
Lateral amyotrophic sclerosis |
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
Chronic glossitis |
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Mucopolysaccharidosis |
Postoperative edema |
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Type I neurfibromatosis |
Odontogenic infection |
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B |
Ranula |
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Hematoma |
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Lipoma |
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Other carcinomas and tumor |