Oral erythroplakia – A case report

Journal Title: International Journal of Applied Dental Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 4

Abstract

Erythroplakia is relatively uncommon lesion in the oral cavity has been known to have precancerous potential, often showing the features of epithelial dysplasia.Erythroplakia is predominantly a disease of the middle aged to older adults, with no significant gender predilection. A significant number of cases with erythroplakia progress to carcinoma. We report a case of a 65 year old male patient presenting with erythroplakia on the palate. Toluidine blue, a metachromatic dye was used for the purpose of vital staining of the lesion to elucidate dysplastic changes clinically. Incisional biopsy further confirmed the diagnosis.

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Mahendra Patait, Urvashi Nikate, Kedar Saraf, Priyanka Singh, Vishal Jadhav

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Mahendra Patait, Urvashi Nikate, Kedar Saraf, Priyanka Singh, Vishal Jadhav (2016). Oral erythroplakia – A case report. International Journal of Applied Dental Sciences, 2(4), 79-82. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-514283