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Answer: Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis) in a 4-year-old girl. Note the pink continent among the white ocean. (Used with permission from Richard P. Usatine, MD.)

Source: Usatine RP, Sabella C, et al. The Color Atlas of Pediatrics. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. 

Go to AccessPediatrics for up-to-date information on geographic tongue and other oral pathologies. 

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