Reccurent aphthous stomatitis - immune mechanisms

• Authors: ŠTROBLOVÁ Eva; SVOBODOVÁ Kazi; IZAKOVIČOVÁ HOLLÁ Lydie; PODZIMEK Štěpán; JANATKOVÁ I; BENÁKOVÁ H; BÁRTOVÁ Jiřina
• Year of publication: 2010
• Type: Conference abstract
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Description: Recurrent aphtous stomatitis (RAS) is the most common disease of oral mucosa in 25% of population. Its etiopathology remains uneplained. The apthae eruption can be initiated by local trauma, some medication, stress and nutritional deficiency. We examined selected etiological factors in a group of patients and healthy individuals.