Median rhomboid glossitis longest dimension. Predisposing factors include smoking, denture wearing, use of corticosteroid sprays or inhalers and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. "Candida" species even in healthy people mainly colonizes the posterior dorsal tongue. Median rhombiod glossitis is thought to be a type of chronic atrophic (or erythematous) candidiasis. Microbiological culture of the lesion usually shows "Candida" mixed with bacteria. The diagnosis is usually made on the clinical appearance, and tissue biopsy is not usually needed. The histologic picture is one of superficial candidal hyphal infiltration and a polymorphonuclear leukocytic inflammatory infiltrate present in the epithelium. The rete ridges are elongated and
The body in traditional Chinese medicine conflicting yet inter-reliant. When the two(Yin+Yang) forces are united they create a divine energy, which supports the flow of all life. Yin organs represent : femininity, coldness, compression, darkness, and submission. Yang organs represent : masculinity, expansion, heat, motion, and action. This duality(yin+yang) must be in balance or else disease of the mind and body will occur. Each organ governs energy channels, which distribute qi and connect all parts of the body to one another. These channels are called meridians. Wood is an element of growth, originality, creativity, and evolution. The Liver(1) and the Gallbladder(2) are the two wood governed