NEW YORK—According to a new study in BMC Gastroenterology, a minority of patients with recurrent mouth sores (aphthous stomatitis) have gluten-sensitive enteropathy, which means it is appropriate to evaluate these patients for celiac disease.
Aphthous stomatitis is a painful open ulcer in the mouth. It can be white, yellow, and surrounded by a bright red area.
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