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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Direct immunofluorescence microscopy bested serologic analysis as a diagnostic method for mucous membrane ...

To maximize absorption of nutrients from the diet, the intestinal mucous membrane has a large surface area. However, this also makes it vulnerable to attack from aggressive gut microbes. A new study ...

Rivals or allies—how do bacteria and fungi interact in our bodies? Until now, bacteria on our mucous membranes were primarily ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mucosal melanoma — or melanoma in the mucous membranes — differs from cutaneous melanoma in its genesis, its ...

In an article published in Mucosal Immunology, scientists show that IgA antibodies present in mucous membranes play a key role against HIV. By triggering the destruction of infected cells, which then ...

A 30-year-old woman produced a single mass of gray material from her nose during a particularly forceful sneeze several hours before presenting to our clinic. She asked that the material be submitted ...

According to the researchers, given that the virus is easily detected in the nose and mouth, the current body of research has neglected to explore the mucosal immune system, which is, by far, the ...

Mucositis describes inflammation and ulceration of the digestive tract lining. It can cause painful sores in the mouth or gastrointestinal symptoms. It often results from cancer treatments. When the ...

With business thriving at MedPharm, a U.K.-based company that specializes in the development of dermatology, nail, mucosal membrane and transdermal products, there is a need for more physical space, ...