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What Deficiencies Cause Geographic Tongue? Understanding Nutritional Links

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While the exact cause of geographic tongue remains unknown, a link to specific nutritional deficiencies has been reported by health experts. This harmless but sometimes uncomfortable condition, also known as benign migratory glossitis, is characterized by map-like red patches on the tongue where the filiform papillae have been lost.