Classic lingual papillitis causes a few red, whitish, or yellow-colored raised bumps on one area of the tongue—typically on ...

Tongue cancer develops when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably on the tongue's surface. A sore or bump on the side of the tongue that doesn't go away is often the first sign of tongue cancer. As the ...

Researchers found that one in four coronavirus patients noticed changes to their tongue, including swelling, sores, raised bumps on the surface of the tongue, indentations, and/or discolored patches.