Change of Pace

have you ever noticed how many diseases and symptoms are named after foods?


"medical edibles:"

strawberry tongue

peau d'orange

adam's apple

cherry hemangioma

berry aneurysm

mulberry molar

swiss cheese tumors

oyster ovaries

café au lait spots

popcorn ball calcifications

chicken liver clots

nutmeg liver

apple-jelly nodules

garlic finger

anchovy liver

bread-and-butter pericarditis (my favorite!)

cauliflower ear

tea-colored urine
coffee-ground emesis