Recurrent aphthous stomatitis as the only clinical sign of celiac disease in obese adolescent - case report and literature review

• Published in: Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo Vol. 148; no. 9-10; pp. 594 - 596
• Main Authors: Mandic, Jelena, Radlovic, Nedeljko, Lekovic, Zoran, Radlovic, Vladimir, Ducic, Sinisa, Nikolic, Dejan, Jovicic, Olivera
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Serbian Medical Society 01.01.2020
• Subjects: celiac disease; obesity; recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Introduction. Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a relatively common oral mucosal lesion of unclear etiology. It occurs in otherwise healthy people, but also in various infectious and non-infectious diseases, including celiac disease (CD). We present an obese adolescent with RAS as the only clin...