This Patient Has Sjögren Syndrome and Severe Xerostomia

question 12

Multiple Choice

This patient has Sjögren syndrome and severe xerostomia. Which of the following is the clinical feature that most appropriately describes the changes on the tongue in this patient?

• A) Dryness
• B) Candidiasis
• C) Loss of filiform and fungiform papillae
• D) Fissures

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Definitions:

Open Account

A credit arrangement where goods or services are provided to a customer with the understanding that the customer will pay the supplier at a later date.

Note Written

A formally documented obligation in which one party promises to pay another party a predetermined sum of money at a specified date.

Interest-Bearing Note

A debt instrument that pays interest at a predetermined rate to the holder, typically issued in exchange for a loan or credit extended to the borrower.

Maturity Value

The amount that is due at the maturity or due date of a note.