Oral mucous cysts develop in the mouth. They appear near salivary gland openings, often on the lips or the floor of the mouth. A cyst on the floor of the mouth is known as a ranula. A cyst on the gums ...

Painful inflammatory lesions of the skin and mucous membranes may occur in children who develop bacterial pneumonia. A research group at the University Children's Hospital Zurich has recently ...

A 30-year-old woman produced a single mass of gray material from her nose during a particularly forceful sneeze several hours before presenting to our clinic. She asked that the material be submitted ...

A myxoid cyst is a small, benign lump that occurs on fingers or toes, near a nail. It’s also called a digital mucous cyst or mucous pseudocyst. The cause of myxoid cysts isn’t certain. They’re usually ...

The mucous membranes (or mucosae; singular: mucosa) are linings of ectodermic origin, covered in epithelium, and are involved in absorption and secretion. They line various body cavities that are ...