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CASE REPORT
Year : 2016  |  Volume : 8  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 292-295

Oral Lichen Planus: A Case Report and an Update on the Role of Mast Cells in its Pathogenesis


1 Associate Professor, Department of Periodontia, IBN SINA National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry, IBN SINA National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
3 Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
4 Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
5 Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry, G Pulla Reddy Dental College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India

Correspondence Address:
Gopi Krishna Moosani
Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry, G Pulla Reddy Dental College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Lichen planus (LP) is a common chronic mucocutaneous disease of the skin and mucous membranes. It affects about 0.1-4% of the general population. Here, we present a case report of a 36-year-old female patient who presented with burning sensation and a white lesion bilaterally on the buccal mucosa along with a mixed red and white lesion on the tongue. The histopathological features were suggestive of oral LP (OLP). In this article, we try to evaluate the histopathological features of OLP and stress the eminence of mast cells (MCs) in the occurrence of OLP. We also try to review the literature behind the role of MCs, their significance and their effects on the histological picture of LP.


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