Question 50 (part 2) · LDEK · Other
Clinical lesions concern mostly the tongue. Histopathologic image resembles psoriasis with thinning of corneal and granular layer with simultaneous thickness of acanthous layer of epithelium without inflammation. Above mentioned description concerns:
- A. plaque-like lichen planus
- B. geographic tongue
- C. homogenous leucoplakia
- D. atrophic candidiasis
- E. systemic lupus erythematosus
Hint
The histology is described as psoriasiform; think of a benign, migratory condition affecting mostly the tongue.
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