Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Peptic ulcers are open sores that occur when the protective mucosal (mucus) layer ...

It seeps through the skin and soaks in the eyes, to feast on broken men and fortunes of empires. Move in for the kill, strike terror at the sight when the knife cuts ...

This is a small mouth sore that's a big pain. Canker sores are open sores that have a white or yellowish coating and are usually about ¼ of an inch across. You might find them on the inside of your ...

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This infection develops when the virus that causes cold sores, the Herpes simplex virus, finds its way to open skin and spreads. If this happens, a person can develop eczema herpeticum. Infants and ...

Cold sores are contagious, but canker sores are not. Canker sores usually appear as round, painful open sores that have a white or yellowish coating and a red "halo" around them. Most are small (¼ ...

Herpes looks like a rash with blistering sores in its early stages. The cluster of sores can quickly merge and break open, oozing fluid and crusting. The rash can be different when found at the mouth, ...