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The frequency of Candida in oral lichen planus
Author(s) -
HOLMSTRUP PALLE,
DABELSTEEN ERIK
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1974.tb01913.x
Subject(s) - oral lichen planus , candida albicans , h&e stain , pathology , lichen , leukoplakia , hypha , medicine , oral and maxillofacial pathology , dermatology , staining , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , dentistry , botany , cancer
– Histologic material of typical lichen planus lesions from 43 patients was studied. Two sections of each specimen were stained with hematoxylin‐eosin and 10 sections by the PAS method. Only 1 of 43 biopsies was invaded by Candida, and hyphae were present in all of the 10 PAS‐stained sections of this case. The results show that oral lichen planus has a considerably lesser susceptibility than oral leukoplakia to invasion by Candida albicans.