Pustular psoriasis may affect only small parts of the body, such as the palms or soles of the feet. This type is known as palmoplantar pustulosis. The second type, called acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau, causes tiny, painful pustules on the fingertips and toes, which may spread to the ...
Different strategies can be used to perform a biopsy of the suspected cancer. Often, a needle biopsy of the liver through the belly wall (percutaneousliver biopsy) will be used if it appears that there has been a spread of cancer to the liver. If the tumor remains localized to the pancrea...
As part of its function, the liver makes bile, a fluid that contains among other substances, water, chemicals, and bile acids (made from stored cholesterol in the liver). Bile is stored in the gallbladder, and when food enters the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine), bile ...
The fungus causing athlete's foot is the same type of fungus that causes jock itch and ringworm. You're more likely to develop the infection if your wear damp socks or work in wet and humid conditions. Your risk increases if you sweat a lot, wear plastic-lined shoes, or develop a nail...
it branches into increasingly smaller and smaller veins. The tiniest veins calledsinusoidsare in close contact with the liver cells. Liver cells line up along the length of the sinusoids. This close relationship between the liver cells and blood from the portal vein allows the liver cells to rem...