Do you have this diagnosis licked?
The rare condition may have a connection to long COVID
Move over ‘black hairy tongue’, this case of bright yellow tongue has a far more colourful — and serious — underlying cause, making it ‘hairy’ in an entirely different sense.
A 12-year-old boy presented to hospital after experiencing sore throat, dark urine, abdominal pain and pallor for several days, as well as the unusual tint to his tongue.