UNLABELLED Recurrent aphthoid stomatitis is characteristically observed in children and adolescents in the form of painful relapsing ulcers in the oral mucosa unaccompanied by evidences of systemic disease. The ulcers appear every one or two weeks for at least one entire year. Some patients suspected for recurrent aphthoid stomatitis develop lesions in atypical sites - mainly in the larynx - co...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is the most common type of ulcerative disease of the oral mucosa. Despite its worldwide occurrence and the extensive amount of research that has been devoted to the subject, the etiology of RAS remains unclear. Nevertheless, several hereditary, nutritional, infectious and psychological factors have been associated with RAS. The aim...

Nicorandil has been shown to precipitate persistent ulcerative stomatitis in a small percentage of patients. To date over 50 cases have been reported, initially in France and, more recently, in the United Kingdom and Portugal, but this is the first report of nicorandil-induced ulceration in Irish medical or dental literature. It has been suggested that a previous history of aphthous ulceration ...

The association between cigarette smoking and the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions was examined in 495 Malaysian army personnel. No associations between cigarette smoking and recurrent aphthous ulcerations, pre-leukoplakia and frictional keratosis could be obtained in this study. Positive associations were found between cigarette smoking and leukoedema as well as denture stomatitis. There was...

Introduction The PFAPA syndrome, associated with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis which is characterized by monthly flare-ups of fever is quite common in early childhood. Affected children experience their first attack before the age of 5, with fever episodes usually abating in adolescence or young adulthood. Usually a single administration of oral corticosteroids aborts a...

Introduction Marshall Syndrome or PFAPA is an inflammatory periodic disease characterized by periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis. Restless, headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, hepatosplenomegaly and arthralgia are less common symptoms seeing in this disease. The diagnosis is established on the basis of clinical criteria that require the presence of a recurrent...

Thalidomide is a beneficial agent for treating a variety of refractory dermatologic disorders including erythema nodosom leprosum, lupus erythematosus, prurigo nodularis, actinic prurigo, pyoderma gangrenosum and aphthous stomatitis. Two thalidomide analogues, lenalidomide and CC-4047, are considerably more potent with decreased side effects when compared to thalidomide. They are currently unde...

The Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis and cervical Adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is the most common of the autoinflammatory syndromes in childhood. Symptoms may highly mimic recurrent tonsillitis, and tonsillectomy may be an option for cure in these patients. It is therefore of high interest for otolaryngologists to be aware of and updated on this syndrome, to avoid overlooking the s...

Contact dermatitis 39 (9.4) Psoriasis 9 (2.2) Fungal infections 35 (8.4) Recurrent aphthous stomatitis 8 (1.9) Drug reactions 28 (6.7) No dermatologic disease 8 (1.9) Cellulitis 27 (6.4) Seborrhoeic dermatitis 7 (1.7) Xerosis cutis 15 (3.6) Behçet disease 7 (1.7) Pruritus 15 (3.6) Malignancy 7 (1.7) Vasculitis 14 (3.4) Oral candidiasis 7 (1.7) Stasis dermatitis 14 (3.4) Acneiform disease 6 (1.4...