Local areas of full-thickness erosions occur, which often become covered by a fibrinous pseudomembrane. Secondary bacterial colonization of the lesion occurs with a mixed microbial flora ...

Purpose To report the ocular characteristics and the presence of viral RNA of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in conjunctival swab specimens in a patient with confirmed ...

Oral ulcers are common, painful mucosal lesions that significantly impair patients’ quality of life. The dynamic and moist oral environment, pseudomembrane formation, and limitations of corticosteroid ...

Note the overlying pseudomembrane (arrow). Source: Reyes J, Selby R, Abu-Elmagd K, et al. Intestinal and multiple organ transplantation. In: Shoemaker WC, Ayers SM, Grenvik NA, Holbrook PR (eds).

In order to try to save a patient from suffocation by the pseudomembrane, doctors performed tracheotomy or intubation procedures. During a tracheotomy, an incision was cut through the skin of the neck ...

Biofouling on silicone implants causes serious complications such as fibrotic encapsulation, bacterial infection, and implant failure. Here we report the development of antifouling, antibacterial ...