title: [Aphthous stomatitis].
abstract: Aphthous stomatitis remains an illness of unknown aetiology, probably drawing on immunological mechanisms. The diagnosis of an oral aphthous ulcer is clinical, corresponding to a precise primary lesion. The benign form is the most frequent, however the illness sometimes evolves into a severe form which can then be considered as a generalised illness. The management of the patient must distinguish the evolving clinical form of the aphthous ulcer, search for a likely aetiology, and employ a therapeutic approach, which actually remains disappointing with the basic treatments being of solely temporary efficacity.
authors.affiliation: Service de stomatologie et de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, Groupe hospitalier La Pitié-La Salpêtrière 75651 Paris, 13.
authors.forename: Scarlette
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agbo-Godeau
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones
vernacular_title: Aphtoses buccales.