Customer question:
What are lesions? Anonymous customer's question
Pharmacist's answer:
Lesions in the medical context are abnormal, damaged areas or changes in tissues or organs. They can be due to various causes and can appear as physical or structural abnormalities seen with medical imaging such as MRI or X-ray or during the physical examination.
The term "lesion" is broad and can refer to various types of abnormalities, including:
- Skin lesions are changes or abnormalities in the skin, such as rashes, moles, sores, or growths. Skin lesions can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).
- Brain lesions: in neurology and radiology, brain lesions refer to abnormal areas of brain tissue. Various conditions, including infections, tumors, or demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis, can cause these.
- Spinal cord lesions: like brain lesions, these are abnormalities in the spinal cord and may be associated with conditions such as spinal cord injuries or multiple sclerosis.
- Hepatic lesions are abnormal areas in the liver that can be benign (e.g., liver cysts) or malignant (e.g., liver tumors or metastases).
- Lung lesions: Lung lesions can indicate changes in the lung tissue, such as nodules or scarring, and can be seen on chest X-rays or CT scans.
- Colonic lesions: Abnormalities in the colon, such as polyps or tumors, may also be called colonic lesions.
- Lesions in the eye: changes or abnormalities, such as retinal lesions, may be associated with eye diseases or conditions.
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