Journal ArticleCutis · February 2003
We report the case of a 43-year-old woman with basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the umbilicus. Although BCC is a common skin tumor, only 2 cases of BCC arising within the umbilicus have been reported previously. Our review of the literature shows that truncal ...
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Journal ArticleDermatol Clin · July 2002
Pruritus is the most common symptom of skin disease. Even in the absence of primary cutaneous findings, severe and extensive pruritus often is associated with systemic disease. This review considers briefly the physiology of pruritus and discusses the vari ...
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Journal ArticleDermatologic clinics · July 1, 2002
Pruritus is the most common symptom of skin disease. Even in the absence of primary cutaneous findings, severe and extensive pruritus often is associated with systemic disease. This review considers briefly the physiology of pruritus and discusses the vari ...
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Journal ArticlePhysiol Behav · April 1, 2000
The study of genetic variation in taste produces parallels between mice and men. In mice, genetic variation across strains has been documented with psychophysical and anatomical measures as well as with recordings from whole nerves. In humans, the variatio ...
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Journal ArticleDig Dis Sci · July 1998
Mucosal pH abnormalities are associated with anastomotic dehiscence, ischemia, and malignancy. We postulated that intraluminal pH influences intestinal epithelial motility, proliferation, and differentiation and studied extracellular pHo (7.0-8.5) effects ...
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