Tongue Inflammation (Glossitis): Test and Diagnosis

Laboratory parameters of the 2nd order – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, and obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification

  • Small blood count
  • Differential blood count
  • Inflammatory parameters – CRP (C-reactive protein) or ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate).
  • Fasting glucose (fasting blood glucose), if necessary oral glucose tolerance test (oGTT).
  • HbA1c (blood glucose long-term memory; the value allows an inference about the level of blood glucose in the last six to eight weeks).
  • Ferritin (protein that stores iron)- if iron deficiency anemia is suspected.
  • Vitamin levels (folic acid, B12)
  • Gastric juice examination
  • Tongue swab (for bacteriological and mycological examination).
  • Allergy test