Erythematous mucosa is an inflammation in the lining of the digestive tract. Possible causes include colitis, gastritis, proctitis, and anusitis. Some cases can eventually lead to cancer. The mucosa ...

Buccal mucosa cancer happens when cells divide uncontrollably in the buccal mucosa, which is the inner lining of the cheek. This is a rare but aggressive cancer, and surgery is often necessary to ...

Is there any reason to biopsy normal-appearing esophageal mucosa in a patient with GERD who is asymptomatic when on a proton-pump inhibitor and who has no visible Barrett's esophagus? Recent data ...

Methods In this prospective cohort study, adult patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal symptoms were enrolled and categorized into antralization and non-antralization groups based on ...

Buccal Mucosa Cancer (Inner Cheek Cancer) Inner cheek cancer (also called buccal mucosa cancer) is a type of head and neck cancer that begins when the cells that make up the inner cheek grow out of ...

Topical treatment with live Roseomonas mucosa -- a bacterium naturally present on the skin -- was safe for adults and children with atopic dermatitis (eczema) and was associated with reduced disease ...

Biologist William K. Purves of Harvey Mudd College responds: Parietal cells in the mucosa, the inner cell layer of our digestive tract, secrete hydrochloric acid (HCl) into the stomach's lumen, or ...

Skin regeneration: Though less directly tied to rhinitis, external nasal defects from surgery or chronic inflammation can be ...