Leukoplakia and erythroplakia, or the combined erythroleukoplakia, are types of lesions that appear in the mouth or throat. They may be white or red, and they can be flat or raised. Most don't cause ...

If you have upper motor neuron lesions, you have damage to certain nerve cells that help you move. Medicines and therapy can help control symptoms like muscle spasms and help you walk and talk more ...

When Jan Frodeno announced last Friday that he won't be in Kona this year due to an unusual post-bike crash complication called a Morel-Lavallee lesion, there were a couple of common responses. Of ...

MS is a condition in which the immune system attacks the protective covering of the nerves in your brain and spinal cord. These damaged areas are called lesions and are part of an MS diagnosis. Share ...

In my response to a related question, How Do I Differentiate Normal Aging of the Skin From Pathologic Conditions? I described some of the most common benign lesions that are encountered in geriatric ...

These nine cases will test your ability to distinguish ringworm from infections that can cause similar eruptions. See how many diagnoses you get right. Even though tinea infection is a common cause ...

A 52-year-old woman visited the doctor for itchy bumps that developed on her back 3 months prior. The patient reported that the lesions were very pruritic and it was difficult for her to stop scratchi ...

MRI-invisible prostate lesions. It sounds like the stuff of science fiction and fantasy, a creation from the minds of H.G. Wells, who wrote The Invisible Man, or J.K. Rowling, who authored the Harry ...

You wouldn’t want to find one in your candy box. Bindi Irwin has revealed that she is rebounding from major double surgery after three years of “fighting for answers” about her health issues — and it ...

Former President Joe Biden has gone under the knife (and the microscope) to remove skin cancer lesions. Biden’s spokesperson, ...

Our bodies’ nerve cells are important for transmitting electrical and chemical information between different parts of the brain and between the brain and other parts of the nervous system. One of the ...