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case_images: Whitish plaques on the tongue.
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case_images: Physical examination revealed whitish plaques on the sides of the tongue (Fig. 1); there was no evidence of skin or skin appendage lesions.
case_images: Histopathological findings of the tongue lesion. (A) Squamous mucosa showing hyperplastic psoriasiform epithelium (Hematoxylin & eosin, x100). (B) Munro's microabscess (arrow; Hematoxylin & eosin, x400).
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case_images: Histopathology (Fig. 2) showed hyperplastic squamous mucosal epithelium with elongation of the epithelial ridges, parakeratosis, and exocytosis of neutrophils with formation of Munro's microabscesses.
case_images: Total improvement of the plaques after alcohol consumption cessation treatment with local corticosteroids.
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case_images: Treatment involved interruption of alcohol consumption and betamethasone elixir three times a day and there was good progress after six months of treatment (Fig. 3).