Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular neoplasm mediated by the human herpesvirus-8. Only 1 clinical subtype, the endemic/African subtype, commonly affects the pediatric population.

Pink eye, medically known as conjunctivitis, affects millions of Americans each year. This common eye condition can range from mildly irritating to seriously uncomfortable, depending on its cause ...

Viral or bacterial conjunctivitis (pink eye) can spread from dogs to humans, though it is not common. Allergic conjunctivitis cannot spread from dogs to people or from one person to another person.

Just 90 people are diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma per year in the UK and nearly 80 per cent are aged 20 or under, according to the Bone Cancer Research Trust. His partner of 12 years, Oliver Kirkham ...

This can occur due to various conditions such as styes, conjunctivitis, and blepharitis. The eyes can also feel sticky if a person has dry eyes, due to a lack of moisture. Temporarily sticky eyes ...

Viral conjunctivitis usually affects both eyes, but a bacterial infection may start in one eye and spread to both. Conjunctivitis is contagious, so a person with these symptoms should avoid ...

A sarcoma is a cancer that arises from uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of mesodermal origins, such as connective tissue, bone, cartilage, fat or muscle. There are around 100 different subtypes ...

Celso S Matsumoto, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Oita Medical University, Hasama-machi, Oita, 879–55, Japan. If you wish to reuse any or all of this article ...

On slit-lamp examination, a reddish, elevated lesion was noted on the nasal aspect of the bulbar conjunctiva of the right eye at 3 O’clock position. The sessile lesion was 1.5×2 mm in size. It was ...

It can be hard to tell a scratched cornea (corneal abrasion) from pink eye (also known as conjunctivitis). They can have similar symptoms, including eye redness, tearing, and sensitivity to light.