The clinical features, etiology, and treatment of recurrent aphthous ulcers (RAU) are discussed. Aphthous ulcers are among the most common oral lesions in the general population, with a frequency ...

Aphthous ulcers are round or swollen in nature ... ALSO READ: How to prevent mouth ulcers in children, experts share tips Often, recurrent ulcers are signs of an impaired immune system.

We thank Dr. Tsamaloukas for enriching our comprehensive list of differential diagnoses of chronic recurrent aphthous ulcers (1). The “ulcerations and oral gangrene” affecting some patients ...

Common mouth ulcers, known as aphthous ulcers or canker sores ... In some cases these recurrent ulcers could be linked to a genetic predisposition but it could also be that some overactivity ...

Before 2005, a small working group around Professor Hagedorn conducted an uncontrolled open-label study with fumaric acid esters in 12 patients with recurrent benign aphthous ulcers (2).

However, evidence of successful use of these agents for aphthous ulcers is primarily ... with most patients having recurrent ulcers an average of 20 days after stopping therapy.