Tongue

[stomachmonkey]

Not nearly as interesting a thread as you may have hoped.

My wife noticed a white spot on the tip of my 3 year olds tongue. Almost looks like a piece of Kleenex stuck to it. Tried scraping it with a finger nail but it stays put.

He's not complaining about it so I doubt it's something to run to the ER for. Will take him to the Pediatrician if it does not clear up by Monday.

Anyone ever see anything like this on thier kids? Blurry pick, hard to keep a 3 ear old from moving.

[fastpat]

Originally posted by stomachmonkey
Not nearly as interesting a thread as you may have hoped.

My wife noticed a white spot on the tip of my 3 year olds tongue. Almost looks like a piece of Kleenex stuck to it. Tried scraping it with a finger nail but it stays put.

He's not complaining about it so I doubt it's something to run to the ER for. Will take him to the Pediatrician if it does not clear up by Monday.

Anyone ever see anything like this on thier kids? Blurry pick, hard to keep a 3 ear old from moving.

Keep an eye on it, dusting off my pathophysiology learnin', that could be "oral thrush", a fungal infection in the early stages, which kids can get.
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/oralthrush.htm The peds doc can tell you more when you take your child to see him.

[williecoyote]

I also think it is Thrush. Livi is a Pediatrician, maybe send him a pm.
When my son had it years ago, we mixed a paste of Benadryl
and milk of magnesia, and swabbed it on there for 4 or 5 days until it was gone.