A Retrospective Evaluation of Patients with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis
Aim: To determine the factors in the etiology of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and to evaluate patients in the terms of RAS associated systemic disorders especially Behçet’s disease. Methods: Patients with RAS, who were followed up in Bartın State Hospital Dermatology Clinic between July 2013...
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| author | Filiz Topaloğlu Demir Mustafa Demir Zafer Türkoğlu Nazlı Dizen Namdar |
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| description | Aim: To determine the factors in the etiology of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and to evaluate patients in the terms of RAS associated systemic disorders especially Behçet’s disease.
Methods: Patients with RAS, who were followed up in Bartın State Hospital Dermatology Clinic between July 2013 and April 2015, were retrospectively evaluated.
Results: A total of 123 patients (86 female, 37 male) were included in this study. Thirteen (106%) patients were children. The mean age of patients was 34.5±14.7 years (range: 8-69 years). Minor aphthous somatitis was the most frequent clinical type (68.3%). Family history was positive in 52.8% of patients. The triggering factors in the etiology of RAS were stress (54.5%), trauma (40.2%), gingivitis (29.3%), food (9.8%), medicines (5.7%), menstruation in female patients (3.3%), and throat infections (2.4%). Nutritional deficiencies were found in 39% of patients. There was a statistically significant difference in attack frequency (p=0.017) and throat infection history (p=0.029) between adults and pediatric patients. Fourteen (11.4%) patients were diagnosed with Behçet’s disease. When we compared the RAS patients diagnosed with Behçet’s disease and the other RAS patients, a significant difference was found in pathergy test (p<0.001) and ferritin levels (p=0.020).
Conclusion: Patients with RAS should be followed up for a long time for systemic disorders, especially for Behçet’s disease, accompanying RAS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ae255a17ae543638345c8ad5d9974522023-02-15T16:08:19ZengGalenos YayineviHaseki Tıp Bülteni1302-00722147-26882017-03-0155171410.4274/haseki.3231A Retrospective Evaluation of Patients with Recurrent Aphthous StomatitisFiliz Topaloğlu Demir0Mustafa Demir1Zafer Türkoğlu2Nazlı Dizen Namdar3Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Dermatology, İstanbul, TurkeyBartın State Hospital, Clinic of Ophthalmology, Bartın, TurkeyHaseki Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Dermatology, İstanbul, TurkeyDumlupınar University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Kütahya, TurkeyAim: To determine the factors in the etiology of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and to evaluate patients in the terms of RAS associated systemic disorders especially Behçet’s disease. Methods: Patients with RAS, who were followed up in Bartın State Hospital Dermatology Clinic between July 2013 and April 2015, were retrospectively evaluated. Results: A total of 123 patients (86 female, 37 male) were included in this study. Thirteen (106%) patients were children. The mean age of patients was 34.5±14.7 years (range: 8-69 years). Minor aphthous somatitis was the most frequent clinical type (68.3%). Family history was positive in 52.8% of patients. The triggering factors in the etiology of RAS were stress (54.5%), trauma (40.2%), gingivitis (29.3%), food (9.8%), medicines (5.7%), menstruation in female patients (3.3%), and throat infections (2.4%). Nutritional deficiencies were found in 39% of patients. There was a statistically significant difference in attack frequency (p=0.017) and throat infection history (p=0.029) between adults and pediatric patients. Fourteen (11.4%) patients were diagnosed with Behçet’s disease. When we compared the RAS patients diagnosed with Behçet’s disease and the other RAS patients, a significant difference was found in pathergy test (p<0.001) and ferritin levels (p=0.020). Conclusion: Patients with RAS should be followed up for a long time for systemic disorders, especially for Behçet’s disease, accompanying RAS.http://www.hasekidergisi.com/article_14816/A-Retrospective-Evaluation-Of-Patients-With-Recurrent-Aphthous-StomatitisAphthous stomatitisoral ulcerBehçet’s disease |
| spellingShingle | Filiz Topaloğlu Demir Mustafa Demir Zafer Türkoğlu Nazlı Dizen Namdar A Retrospective Evaluation of Patients with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis Haseki Tıp Bülteni Aphthous stomatitis oral ulcer Behçet’s disease |
| title | A Retrospective Evaluation of Patients with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis |
| title_full | A Retrospective Evaluation of Patients with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis |
| title_fullStr | A Retrospective Evaluation of Patients with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Retrospective Evaluation of Patients with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis |
| title_short | A Retrospective Evaluation of Patients with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis |
| title_sort | retrospective evaluation of patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis |
| topic | Aphthous stomatitis oral ulcer Behçet’s disease |
| url | http://www.hasekidergisi.com/article_14816/A-Retrospective-Evaluation-Of-Patients-With-Recurrent-Aphthous-Stomatitis |
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