background: oral aphthous is one of the most common oral mucosal inflammatory disorders which are very painful. there is no definite medical strategy up to now for aphthous treatment. recently, some researchers have focused on immunomodulatory drugs such as tacrolimus and pimecrolimus in preventing aphthus recurrences. the aim of this study is to assess the effect of pimecrolimus cream against ...

Venous thrombosis is a well-described complication of thalidomide therapy in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). However, an association between thalidomide use and thrombosis in HIV-positive patients has not been previously described. We present the case of a 48-year-old HIV-positive man who developed a deep venous thrombosis while on thalidomide for the treatment of severe aphthous ulcers. W...

Aphthous stomatitis is a painful and recurrent inflammatory disorder affecting oral mucosa. It appears as manifestation of various diseases. affects approximately 20% the general population. Its etiopathogenesis still unknown. Various risk factors environmental are linked with its pathogenesis. Recently association stress has been emphasised in studies. We tried to find out most common site cau...

microbial factors may play a role in the pathogenesis of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (ras). because of similarities in the characteristics of peptic ulcers and oral aphthous ulcers, it seems reasonable to hypothesize that helicobacter pylori ( h. pylori ) could play a role in the development of ras. the aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between h. pylori and ras using...

BACKGROUND Chronic recurrent oral aphthous ulcers are the most common type of inflammatory efflorescence of the oral mucosa, with a prevalence of 2% to 10% in Caucasian populations. To treat them properly, physicians should know their clinical appearance and course, conditioning factors, underlying causes, and differential diagnosis. METHOD This review is based on pertinent articles that were...

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 ...