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Gluten-sensitive recurrent aphthous stomatitis

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Twenty selected patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis in whom celiac disease had been specifically excluded were placed on a gluten-free diet. Five patients (25%) showed a favorable response to gluten withdrawal and a positive gluten challenge. Jejunal morphology was normal in all patients indicating gluten sensitivity without enteropathy. Gluten withdrawal provides a further method of treating some patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

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  1. Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, G2 3JZ, Glasgow, Scotland

    David Wray BDS, MB ChB, FDS RCPS (Visiting Associate)

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Wray, D. Gluten-sensitive recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Digest Dis Sci 26, 737–740 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01316864

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