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Civatte bodies (colloid/hyaline bodies) are characteristically seen in which condition?

  1. Lichen Planus
  2. Pemphigus Vulgaris
  3. Aphthous Ulcer
  4. Candidiasis
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Correct answer: A. Lichen Planus

✓ A) Lichen Planus is correct.
Civatte bodies (also called colloid bodies or hyaline bodies) are degenerated keratinocytes found in the lower epithelium/superficial connective tissue in lichen planus. They result from apoptosis of basal cells due to the band-like lymphocytic infiltrate that characterizes LP histology.

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