A dark mark that appeared on Pope Francis’ face after death has raised questions — here’s what it could mean, according to medical experts.

Placement of monitoring leads at the site of the atrophic patches was noted in 8 infants, and often the anetoderma was preceded by ecchymosis. The authors became concerned that pressure may have ...

Most of our patients discovered their breast cancer during medical consultations (92.6%); almost all had a breast nodule/mass and mastodynia (95.9 and 96.8%); 75.1% had an ulceration; 94.5% had an ...

Adverse events were mostly mild and localized, including bruising, swelling, and ecchymosis. No severe complications were reported in any of the studies. Limited evidence support the feasibility of ...

One minor side effect of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes is a tendency for bruises to form easily and heal slowly. Bruises can be caused by multiple disease-related factors, but bruising is ...

The management of atrophic vaginitis may include self-help measures, estrogen replacement, and botanical therapies, as well as education. Self-help measures include the use of water-based vaginal ...

Background: The kidney, brain, and endocrine glands all express calbindin-D28K, a calcium-binding protein that is essential for maintaining calcium homeostasis. Calcium metabolism is disturbed in ...