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Civatte bodies (apoptotic, degenerating keratinocytes seen at the epithelium-connective tissue interface) are a classic histologic finding in which oral condition?

  1. Pemphigus vulgaris
  2. Oral lichen planus
  3. Mucous membrane pemphigoid
  4. Squamous cell carcinoma
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Correct answer: B. Oral lichen planus

Civatte bodies (also called colloid or hyaline bodies) represent apoptotic basal keratinocytes and are a hallmark microscopic finding of lichen planus, often seen alongside a dense band-like lymphocytic infiltrate and basal cell liquefactive degeneration (saw-tooth rete ridges).

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