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Lichen Planus
Lichenes
The morphology of the botanical class "lichenes" gave name to the disease
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Cutaneous lichen planus
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Cutaneous lichen planus
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Nail changes in a patient with cuteneous and mucosal lichen planus
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Reticular type
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Reticular type
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Reticular type
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Reticular type
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Reticular type
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Reticular type
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Reticular type
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Reticular-papular type
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Papular type
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Plaque type
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Plaque type
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Plaque-bullous type
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Erosive type
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Plaque type
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Mixed type: plaque and erosive
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Papular type with candida
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Reticular type
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Plaque type with candida
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Plaque type
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Desquamative lichen-gingivitis with candida
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Desquamative lichen-gingivitis
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Mixed type: plaque and erosive
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Plaque-type with candida
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Atrophic type
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Plaque-type with erosions and candida6
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Plaque-type
30-Histology
Histology: subepithelial band of lymfocutes
31-Histology
Thickening of the basal membrane, and degeneration of the basal cell layer (PAS)
32-Histology
Saw-toothrete ridges, lymfocytic infiltration
33a-Histology
Civatte-body, hydropic degeneration of the basal cell layer
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Heavy lymfocytic infiltration (PAS)

Fibrinogen accumulating along the basal membrane (immunofluorescens technique)
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