An erythematous, often rhombus-shaped, flat-to-raised area on the midline of the posterior dorsal tongue describes

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Median rhomboid glossitis appears as a rhombus-shaped, flat-to-raised area on the midline of the posterior dorsal tongue. It is sometimes associated with an infection from Candida albicans. Geographic tongue displays diffuse areas devoid of filiform papillae with erythematous patches surrounded by a yellow or white perimeter. Recurrent herpes simplex infection does not involve the tongue. Hairy leukoplakia is an irregular white patch seen on the lateral borders of the tongue.

An Erythematous, Often Rhombus-Shaped, Flat-To-Raised Area on the Midline of the Posterior