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Lichenoid Features and Fibrosis: Coexistence in Quid-induced Oral Lesions
Sarita Yanduri1, Veerendra B Kumar2, S Suma2
1Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, DA Pandu Memorial RV Dental College, CA 37, 24th Main, JP Nagar, 1st Phase Bengaluru 560078, Karnataka, India, Phone: +91-9886147555
Background:
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) and quid associated oral lichenoid lesions (QOLL) are caused because of areca nut chewing and both show very characteristic histological changes. The present study aims to determine the histopathological presence of lichenoid features in cases of OSF as well as to determine the presence of fibrosis in cases of QOLL.
Materials And Methods:
The study involved the retrospective analysis of hematoxylin and eosin stained slides of OSF (n = 50) and QOLL (n = 16).
Results:
Seven cases of OSF revealed histopathological features of lichenoid reaction and four cases of QOLL revealed the presence of fibrosis in the underlying connective tissue.
Conclusion:
This study put forths a new finding that is, the presence of concomitant disease processes seen in the same patient at a histological level. It thus, stresses the need to evaluate all cases of OSF and QOLL for additional features which may be induced by areca nut chewing.
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