Yeast species and biotypes associated with oral leukoplakia and lichen planus.

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Summary

Yeasts were present in the lesions of 82% of leukoplakia patients, compared to 37% of lichen planus patients, a frequency of yeasts corresponding to that in healthy adults, which indicates that the oral cavity comprises several ecologic niches for yeasts.

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article
Published
1987-01-01
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Keywords

Leukoplakia, Biology, Corpus albicans, Candida albicans, Microbiology

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