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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry · 2018

Microscopy of a plaque-like structure extracted from the lateral surface of the tongue of a man with dentures revealed significant thickening of the epithelial layer along with processes of parakeratosis, hyperkeratosis, and acanthosis; in the connective tissue there are small round cell infiltrations. Make the diagnosis of the given pathological state:

Answer options

  1. Ichthyosis
  2. Chronic stomatitis
  3. Leukoplakia
  4. Atrophic (Hunter’s) glossitis
  5. Chronic glossitis
Correct answer

Leukoplakia

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