Horoscopic role of CD105 (Endoglin) in progression of oral lichen planus: An immunohistochemical study.

Context: Role of CD105(Endoglin) in Pathogenesis and progression of OLP.

Aim: To assess the role of neoangiogenesis in the progression of OLP by determining the expression of CD105 in OLP and normal mucosa.

Settings And Design: The present study includes a total of 70 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded blocks of which the study group comprises 50 tissue sections histopathologically confirmed as OLP.

Quantification of and Mycobacterium avium complex in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals with and without tuberculosis.

Context: For a dental practitioner, HIV-TB co-infection which is a lethal aliment is an occupational hazard by the virtue of abundant aerosol formation in day to day dental practice.

Aim: To assess the prevalence of TB co-infection among HIV patients. To assess the infectivity by culturing Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium complex using Lowenstein Jensen medium and Middlebrook medium.