We present a case where marked mucous plaque keratitis developed in a patient with aniridia keratopathy following a corneal graft. Mucous plaques are not a known feature of aniridia keratopathy. It is ...

All animals must eat to survive. If you've heard the term "grazer" before, it may bring to mind familiar farm animals, such as cows or sheep munching on pastureland. But the ocean has its own suite of ...

Painful inflammatory lesions of the skin and mucous membranes may occur in children who develop bacterial pneumonia. A research group at the University Children's Hospital Zurich has recently ...

The mucous membranes (or mucosae; singular: mucosa) are linings of ectodermic origin, covered in epithelium, and are involved in absorption and secretion. They line various body cavities that are ...

Painful inflammatory lesions of the skin and mucous membranes may occur in children who develop bacterial pneumonia. A research group at the University Children's Hospital Zurich has recently ...

All animals must eat to survive. If you’ve heard the term “grazer” before, it may bring to mind familiar farm animals, such as cows or sheep munching on pastureland. But the ocean has its own suite of ...

Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) encompasses a heterogeneous group of diseases, which predominantly affects the elderly. The peak incidence is at roughly 70 years. However, rare childhood cases have ...

Our viewer Ousman Ndure from The Gambia came up with this question. Here is Dr. Lekutat’s answer. In infections of your upper airways your body tries to fight off germs, like viruses or bacteria. And ...

A study into an unusual form of the common walleye, that is blue in colour, has revealed some traits that could make it important to medical research. Wayne Schaefer, a researcher from the University ...

The appearance of these aberrant fundic mucous cells has been described as metaplastic, primarily due to their Brunner's gland-like morphology featuring clusters of large clear cells, which are not ...