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 ...

A myxoid cyst is a small, benign lump that occurs on fingers or toes, near a nail. It’s also called a digital mucous cyst or mucous pseudocyst. The cause of myxoid cysts isn’t certain. They’re usually ...

Mucus — less elegantly known as snot — may be annoying when you're sick, or when it feels like you have too much of it, but your body needs it to stay healthy. Technically, mucus is a sticky, ...

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 ...

This is a rare autoimmune skin disorder that occurs when your immune system starts attacking healthy epidermis cells (the top layer of your skin). Pemphigus can manifest itself as blisters and sores ...

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 ...