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Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, June 22nd, 2010

According to a study from Palermo, Italy, "Recurrent aphthosis is a common oral ulcerative condition consisting also of a subset of similar ulcers, properly named 'aphthous-like' ulcers (ALU), linked to systemic diseases and among these, to iron, folic acid and vitamin B-12 deficiencies. The main objectives of this study were: (i) to evaluate the association between recurrent aphthosis and the most common predisposing factors; (ii) to assess the frequency of ALU in recurrent aphthosis; (iii) to verify the efficacy of a replacement therapy in all ALU patients."

"Thirty-two adults with recurrent aphthosis and 29 otherwise healthy controls were consecutively recruited,...

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