Familial iris melanosis--a misnomer?

Familial iris melanosis--a misnomer?

Iris melanosis is an unusual condition characterised by the presence of minute, discrete, pigmented elevations arising from the anterior surface of the iris. We encountered two unrelated Mexican families in which all children, but no parent, had varying degrees of the condition bilaterally. Some family members also gave findings suggestive of ocular hypertension. No family member had any other ...

Crohn's Disease—A Misnomer?

SUMMARY It is proposed that Regional Enteritis, commonly called Crohn's Disease should properly be named Crohn-Dalziel disease.

Melanosis of the Iris and New Formation of a Hyaline Membrane on Its Surface.

Information Security: a Misnomer

This paper argues that the definition of ‘information’ is crucial to the understanding of ‘information security’. At present, information security concentrates on the technological aspects of data, computer and network security. This computer-centric approach ignores the fact that the majority of information within an organisation is derived from other sources than computer stored data. The imp...

Localized mediastinal amyloidosis: A misnomer?

Amyloidosis is a disease related to abnormal protein folding and deposition of that abnormal protein between cells of the body in various tissues and organs, resulting in multiple clinical manifestations. We report a case of amyloidosis with atypical features, isolated to the mediastinum, in a 75-year-old male who presented with fatigue and shortness of breath. Amyloidosis that is isolated to t...