Geographic tongue as a reaction-diffusion system.
Chaos
; 31(3): 033118, 2021 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33810753
ABSTRACT
Geographic tongue or benign migratory glossitis is a condition of an unknown cause characterized by chronic lesions that slowly migrate across the surface of the tongue. The condition's characteristic wavefronts suggest that it can be modeled as a reaction-diffusion system. Here, we present a model for geographic tongue pattern evolution using reaction-diffusion equations applied to portions of spheroids and paraboloids that approximate a tongue shape. We demonstrate that the observed patterns of geographic tongue lesions can be explained by propagating reaction-diffusion waves on these variably curved surfaces.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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En
Revista:
Chaos
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIA
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos