Treatment of Aphthae with Thalidomide

I report my experience in the treatment of minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis with doses of to 50 to100 mg daily for 3 months a cure was obtained in 21% of cases and marked improvement was evident in the rest. The follow up period varied from 8 months to 2 years. Four patients experienced Neuropha...

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Main Author: Mahmoud Farshchian
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences 1994-03-01
Series:پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا
Online Access:http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-1125-en.html
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Summary:I report my experience in the treatment of minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis with doses of to 50 to100 mg daily for 3 months a cure was obtained in 21% of cases and marked improvement was evident in the rest. The follow up period varied from 8 months to 2 years. Four patients experienced Neurophathy and other side effects which disappeared when theme dication was stopped. Thalimide can not be prescribed to women of child bearing potential because of  itsteratogenic potentia.
ISSN:2588-722X
2588-7238