OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of Behçet's disease (BD) in an Israeli Arab town (Taibe). METHODS Questionnaires about the occurrence and prevalence of aphthous ulcers were distributed randomly to the parents of children attending a paediatric centre in Taibe. The parents were asked whether they or any of their children aged between 10 and 20 years had recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Any ...

abstract introduction: recurrent aphthous stomatitis is one of the most common diseases of oral mucosa. in spite of its popularity and severity of pain, it dosen't have a routine treatment method. because of side effects of different chemical drugs, recently, herbal drugs had been used in treatment of these lesions causing a decrease in pain and burning. the purpose of this study was to evaluat...

Attempts were made to demonstrate herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and type 2, varicella zoster virus (VZV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) in specimens obtained from aphthous ulceration lesions by the immunofluorescent method using fluorescein-labeled monoclonal antibodies. HSV-1 and VZV were detected in 2 and 4 out of 30 patients, respectively. Although almost all viruses that can infect the oral ...