title: Audit of diagnosis and investigations in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.
abstract: The responses of clinicians to results of hematologic and serologic investigation of 79 patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis have been reviewed. Twenty percent of patients with abnormal results were not adequately managed by attending clinicians.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Oral Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology, Bristol Dental School and Hospital, England.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kingsmill
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins; D014805:Vitamin B 12