Lichen planus is a common disease that causes inflammation (swelling and irritation) on your skin or inside your mouth. On your skin, lichen planus causes a rash that is usually itchy. Inside your mouth, it may cause burning or soreness.
A glioma is a type of brain tumor that originates from glial cells, which help support the function of the other main brain cell type—the neuron.
Buerger disease is one of many types of vasculitis. This is inflammation of small and medium size blood vessels. Buerger disease causes a tightening, or a blockage, of the blood vessels in your feet and hands. When blood doesn’t flow well to your hands and feet, especially during activity, you may have pain and tissue damage.
Detailed information about Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES), a rare digestive disorder.
Few activities in life seem as natural as eating and drinking. We do them every day without giving them much thought. Yet, what happens inside your body after you eat is an interesting and complex process.
At 20 feet long, your small intestine is the longest part of the human digestive system. Most of the digestive process takes place there.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare disease that attacks the bile ducts. The word sclerosing means scarring. In PSC, your bile ducts become scarred and slowly narrows until bile backs up into your liver and starts to damage it. Read on to learn more.
The liver is the largest organ in your body. At about 3 pounds and about the size of a football, it performs many functions essential for good health and a long life.
Your esophagus is the tube that carries food from your throat to your stomach. It plays a vital role in digestion. Sometimes, violent coughing or vomiting can tear the tissue of your lower esophagus and it can start to bleed. The condition is called a Mallory-Weiss tear.
If your healthcare provider determines that you have an intestinal obstruction, it means that something is blocking your intestine. Food and stool may not be able to move freely. Read on to learn more about this condition, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.