1–3 Infection routes include pharyngeal mucosa, conjunctiva and salivary glands. Historically, radical surgical excision was the mainstay of treatment.4 However, recent studies conclude that less ...

Marking a first for an American health jurisdiction, San Francisco health officials had put doxyPEP into practice in October 2022 with a citywide guideline endorsing doxycycline 200 mg within 72 ...

Endoscopic bleeding was observed in 29% of the cases; 13% of the cases were from adenoid remnants, 10%, from the mucosa, and 6%, from the pharyngeal muscles. Bleeding was mild in 19% of the cases, ...

A recent study focusing on pharyngeal mucosal margin vessel counts has shed new light on predicting this complication, offering potential advancements in postoperative care and patient outcomes. The ...

To learn more about how cancers start and spread, see What Is Cancer? The oral cavity includes the lips, the inside lining of the lips and cheeks (buccal mucosa), the teeth, the gums, the front ...

Stomatitis is inflammation of the mucosa (lining) of your mouth. Symptoms of stomatitis can affect your gums, inner cheeks, inner lips, or tongue and may include: Pain or burning sensation in your ...

Oral mucosa cancer starts in the mucosa, which is the lining of the mouth. Tobacco use is the biggest risk factor, but alcohol consumption and HPV infection can also increase the risk. The main ...

In this Personal View, we discuss data on intestinal and pharyngeal mucosal immunity induced by inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), previous programmatic experience of poliovirus outbreak response ...

The vidian artery feeds 2 regions, the pterygopalatine fossa and the oro‐naso‐pharyngeal mucosa. The vidian artery anastomoses with many blood vessels, including the ethmoidal artery, sphenopalatine ...