Is there a role of food additives in recurrent aphthous stomatitis? A prospective study with patch testing

GÜLSEREN BÜYÜKDOĞAN D., Hapa A., ERSOY EVANS S., ELÇİN G., KARADUMAN A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, vol.56, no.3, pp.302-306, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ijd.13515
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.302-306
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common disease of the oral mucosa with an unknown etiology. This study aimed to determine if food additives play a role in the etiology of RAS as well as to determine if patch testing can be used to detect which allergens cause RAS.