Question 50 · LDEK · Etiology of malocclusion

Disorders, in which congenital macroglossia may occur, include:

1) muscle hypertrophy;
2) glandular hyperplasia;
3) angioma;
4) hyperthyroidism;
5) lymphoma.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,2.
  2. B. 1,2,3.
  3. C. 1,2,3,4.
  4. D. 1,2,3,5.
  5. E. all the above.
Hint

Separate congenital causes of a large tongue from acquired ones, and remember which thyroid state enlarges the tongue.

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