A 28-year-old woman developed a painful 0.5 x 0.5 cm oval ulcer in her lower anterior vestibular mucosa. She has had similar lesions before that have typically appeared at the time of her men-strual period. The lesions generally last a week to 10 days. She most likely has which of the fol-lowing?
a. Pemphigoid
b. Recurrent (secondary) herpes
c. Recurrent aphthous ulcers
d. Lichen planus
e. Erythema multiforme
C
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