Marisa Garshick, MD, FAAD, is a board-certified dermatologist and clinical assistant professor of dermatology. Skin lesions can be primary (present from birth or develop later in life) or secondary ...

For many stroke survivors, recovery is derailed by painful muscle stiffness and involuntary spasms that limit movement, independence, and quality of life. Often viewed as an unavoidable consequence of ...

Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease that creates inflammation in many parts of your body. It can also affect your skin, causing a rash or other skin changes. Most people with lupus will develop ...

The preferred timing of treatment of nonculprit lesions in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains uncertain. A comparison of immediate percutaneous coronary ...

Migraines cause serious pain. If you get them, you’ve probably wondered if they have a lasting effect on your brain. Research suggests that the answer is yes. Migraines can cause lesions, which are ...

Doctors can perform a biopsy to help diagnose oral cancer. This involves collecting cells from part of the mouth and sending them for analysis under a microscope. A doctor may recommend a biopsy if a ...

A 45-year-old man presents with monomorphic 1-mm vesicles on an erythematous base on the lateral left thigh distributed linearly along the L5 dermatome. He describes that he felt a burning sensation ...

An incomplete mechanistic understanding of skeletal muscle wasting early after spinal cord injury (SCI) precludes targeted molecular interventions. Here, we demonstrated systemic wasting that also ...

Sclerotic lesions can be malignant or benign. They are usually localized to a single bone or area of your body. A malignant lesion is often cancerous, posing a risk to your health if it is not treated ...