Spots and dots on the tongue—sometimes they’re benign, sometimes not. Can you tell which is which?

Text for case 1 courtesy of Richard P. Usatine, MD. This case was adapted from Hitzeman N. Hereditary vascular lesions in adults. In: Usatine R, Smith M, Mayeaux EJ, et al, eds. The Color Atlas of Family Medicine. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2009:865-868.

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Text for case 2 courtesy of Amor Khachemoune, MD, CWS.