The current most widely used medical term is " recurrent aphthous stomatitis " or simply " aphthous stomatitis ".
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Local trauma is also associated with aphthous stomatitis, and it is known that trauma can decrease the mucosal barrier.
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There was a discussion about aphthous ulcer, and there is a consensus now to move it to aphthous stomatitis.
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Persons with aphthous stomatitis have no detectable systemic symptoms or signs ( i . e ., outside the mouth ).
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Some people with aphthous stomatitis may show herpes virus within the epithelium of the mucosa, but without any productive infection.
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Differential diagnosis is with other causes of oral ulceration such as aphthous stomatitis, secondary herpetic lesions, syphilis, etc.
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The first line therapy for aphthous stomatitis is topical agents rather than systemic medication, with topical corticosteroids being the mainstay treatment.
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Others argue that there is no available evidence that demonstrates that any of these organisms are capable of causing aphthous stomatitis by themselves.
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Despite this preferred theory of immuno-dysregulation held by most researchers, aphthous stomatitis behaves dissimilarly to serum immunoglobulins are at normal levels.
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Synonyms for aphthous stomatitis as a whole include ( recurrent ) oral aphthae, ( recurrent ) aphthous ulceration and ( oral ) aphthosis.
