New evidence added to the literature that paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs) may be a biomarker of disability accumulation in multiple sclerosis (MS). PRLs are thought to capture a subset of chronic ...

Some viral illnesses and another tick-borne disease, Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI), can also cause a circular lesion. A circular or oval rash that's red in lighter skin tones or ...

Leukemia cutis is a rare form of leukemia that causes skin lesions. The appearance of the lesions varies significantly from person to person. Lesions may appear as small or large lumps ...

Mouth cancer may look like white patches, red patches, or tongue sores. Unlike noncancerous lesions, they’re not typically painful when they first appear. Oral cancer is a type of cancer that ...

Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD) also features light brown oval or circular patches, but the lesions are deeper, larger, and fewer than in diabetic dermopathy. NLD is a rare condition and ...

However, this type of lesion is sometimes precancerous. Treating this condition typically involves identifying the cause of the lesion and removing it. For example, a person may need to stop ...

This important study investigates the propensity of the intravacuolar pathogen, Leishmania, to scavenge lipids which it utilizes for its accelerated growth within macrophages. The authors present ...

The cellular nature of the infiltrate in cutaneous lesion of rhesus monkeys experimentally infected with Leishmania (L.) amazonensis was characterized by immunohistochemistry. Skin biopsies from ...

bUnit for Vaccination Programmes, Department of Public Health Analysis and Data Management, Public Health Agency of Sweden, Solna, Sweden cDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska ...