Oral lichenoid lesions: Clinico-pathological mimicry and its diagnostic implications

Oral cavity is commonly affected by number of lichenoid lesions, whose clinical and histopathologic features overlap due to the presence of inflammatory cells in connective tissue. Segregation of these lichenoid lesions is mandatory as each may embody a distinct disease entity in terms of cause, dia...

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Published in:Indian journal of dental research 2011-11, Vol.22 (6), p.827-834
Main Authors: Hiremath, Santhosh Kumar, Kale, Alka, Charantimath, Seema
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carcinogens
Classification
Development and progression
Diagnosis
Erythema multiforme
graft versus host disease
lichenoid drug reactions
Medical diagnosis
oral lichen planus
oral lichenoid dysplasia
oral lichenoid lesion
stomatitis venenata
Studies
Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Summary:Oral cavity is commonly affected by number of lichenoid lesions, whose clinical and histopathologic features overlap due to the presence of inflammatory cells in connective tissue. Segregation of these lichenoid lesions is mandatory as each may embody a distinct disease entity in terms of cause, diagnosis and prognosis. The literature discussed in the article is an attempt to segregate individual lichenoid lesions by defining clinical and histopathologic variations among each other, which avoids the diagnostic problem.
ISSN:0970-9290
1998-3603
DOI:10.4103/0970-9290.94679