Prevalence of fungal hyphae in potentially malignant lesions and conditions-does its occurrence play a role in XXXX ?

@entity1 @entity9376 @entity5115 @entity82 @entity5 @entity75 @entity957 @entity1711 @entity364 @entity1710 @entity12120 @entity1332 @entity1141
BACKGROUND: @entity5 is a major public health problem in India. A key factor that has led to lack of improvement in prognosis of @entity5 over the years, is delay in diagnosis and treatment. In many instances, a significant proportion of oral @entity957 develop from @entity75 and conditions. Identification of such lesions and conditions is very important in order to prevent @entity5 . The role of @entity364 has been studied and holds promise as an indicator to predict @entity5 . So we designed a study to analyze the prevalence of fungal hyphae in biopsies of @entity1 with clinically diagnosed cases of @entity75 and conditions. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To determine and compare the prevalence of fungal hyphae in biopsies of @entity1 with clinically diagnosed cases of potentially malignant lesions and conditions and to assess the possible association between the degree of @entity5115 and presence or absence of fungal hyphae. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinically suspected and histopathologically diagnosed 70 cases of potentially malignant lesions and conditions (29 @entity12120 , 16 @entity82 and 25 lichen planus) made up the study group. Three tissue sections (5 m) of each were stained with @entity1710 and @entity1711 (H and E), periodic acid- @entity9376 (PAS) and Grocott's @entity1332 silver (GMS) and evaluated for fungal hyphae. The data collected was statistically analyzed by using Chi-square test and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. RESULTS: The estimated prevalence of fungal hyphae in cases with or without @entity1141 in @entity12120 was 41.4%, lichen planus 36% and @entity82 25%. There was a significant association between degree of @entity5115 with presence or absence of fungal hyphae in all the study groups. CONCLUSION: Presence of fungal hyphae in potentially malignant lesions and conditions may prove to be a useful indicator in predicting @entity5 .
