Role of Mast Cells in Oral Lichen Planus and Oral Lichenoid Reactions
Introduction. Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic T cell mediated disease of oral mucosa, skin, and its appendages with a prevalence of 0.5 to 2.6% worldwide. Oral lichenoid reactions (OLR) are a group of lesions with diverse aetiologies but have clinical and histological features similar to OLP,...
Main Authors: | Suganya Ramalingam, Narasimhan Malathi, Harikrishnan Thamizhchelvan, Narasimhan Sangeetha, Sharada T Rajan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | Autoimmune Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7936564 |
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