Psychological Component in the Etiology of Geographic Tongue

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COMPONENTE PSYCHOLOGIC IN LE ETIOLOGIA DE LINGUA GEOGRAPHIC. — Sub) stress emotional, le linguas de 11 afficite studentes se pejorava e illos de 4 se meliorava. Le profilos medie de MMPI (Inventorio Multiphasic de Personalitate Minnesota) del afficite studentes esseva generalmente elevate in comparation con illos del subjectos de controlo. Duo de 35 subjectos de control e 15 de 35 afficite studentes habeva profilos de MMPI suggestive de disturbation psychologic. Le morbo esseva significativemente plus prevalente inter adultos mentalmente malade que inter adultos normal o mentalmente deficiente. Iste evidentia monstra que stress emotional es un factor etiologic in lingua geographic, sed investigationes additional es necessari pro determinar su importantia relative.

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