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Solitary White Papule on the Lateral Tongue

David C. Bury, DO, MPH
Elizabeth Gross, BS
Cecil B. Rhodes, MD

American Family Physician. 2025;112(6):683-684.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

DAVID C. BURY, DO, MPH, FAAFP, Mercer University School of Medicine, Columbus, Georgia

ELIZABETH GROSS, BS, Mercer University School of Medicine, Columbus, Georgia

CECIL B. RHODES, MD, St. Francis – Emory Healthcare, Columbus, Georgia

Address correspondence to David C. Bury, DO, MPH, at bury_dc@mercer.edu.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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