Oral erythroplakia – A case report

Abstract

Erythroplakia is relatively uncommon lesion in the oral cavity has been known to have precancerous potential, often showing the features of epithelial dysplasia.Erythroplakia is predominantly a disease of the middle aged to older adults, with no significant gender predilection. A significant number of cases with erythroplakia progress to carcinoma. We report a case of a 65 year old male patient presenting with erythroplakia on the palate. Toluidine blue, a metachromatic dye was used for the purpose of vital staining of the lesion to elucidate dysplastic changes clinically. Incisional biopsy further confirmed the diagnosis.