Raised flesh bumps at the base of the tongue are not necessarily AIDS, but can also be caused by diseases such as enlarged lingual tonsils and cysts of the sublingual gland.
1. AIDS: This disease is caused by the organism being infected by human immunodeficiency virus. Since AIDS can cause Kaposi’s sarcoma, the patient may present with a raised fleshy bump at the base of the tongue, which may appear as the first symptom.
2. Hypertrophy of lingual tonsils: this disease is the result of recurrent chronic inflammation of lingual tonsillitis and palatine tonsils, which may cause dysphagia or complicate tongue root abscess during acute attack, and may be manifested as raised bumps on the root of tongue.
3. Sublingual gland cyst: the occurrence of this disease is related to the rupture and obstruction of the excretory duct of the sublingual gland, the clinical symptom is the presence of a soft, painless lump at the root of the tongue, so the raised bumps on the root of the tongue may also be caused by the cyst of the sublingual gland.
When a patient has a bump at the base of the tongue, he should go to the hospital for a complete examination to clarify the cause.