The relation between hemoglobin and

recurrent oral ulcer

Mustafa Al-Ahmad, Basma Ezzat and Kashmola, Muhanad Ali Hamdon and Mustafa, Nazih
Shaban and Aziz, Abu Zarrin and Ismail, Amalina and AlAni, Imad Matloub Dally and Abdul
Jabbar, Omar (2015) The relation between hemoglobin and recurrent oral ulcer. In: International
Anatomical and Biomedical Scientific Conference 2015, 18-20 Aug 2015, Universiti Putra
Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.

URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/44449

Background / Objective:. The relation between Recurrent oral ulcer (ROU) and Hb is still controversial; a
number of studies suggested that Hb deficiency may play a role in the pathogenesis of ROU. While
conversely, these ulcerations typically are found identical clinically and histopathologically to those
noted in otherwise healthy individuals.The aim of this study is to discover the relationship between RAU
with hemoglobin level . Materials and method: this research is a cross-sectional study comprises of fifty
patients presented with recurrent oral ulcers referred to oral medicine clinic, haemoglobin level was
measured by using haemoglobinometer; (Hemocue Hb 201+). Results/ Discussion : According to our
study, most of the patients with recurrent oral ulcerations have significantly low haemoglobin level (P <
0.001). The present study has demonstrated that patients with ROU tend to have low hemoglobin level
compared to control group, 19 out of 23 male patients and 21 out of 24 female patients had significantly
lower hemoglobin level p<0.001 The Mean values of hemoglobin and levels of control group were 13.5
mg/dL in males and 11mg/dL in females, whereas those of ROU group were 12.05 0.8 mg/dL and
10.05.1.06 mg/dL respectively Conclusion: This study shows high relation between recurrent oral
ulceration and haemoglobin level. However, for further studies full haematologic investigations,
longitudinal studies of large groups and long-term observation are required