Swollen-head disease of Sphacelaria and swollen-foot disease of Spongomorpha

A man with swollen calf and discoloration of the foot.

Myositis and swollen knees: disease or treatment complication?

Interesting and unusual causes of knee pain in three patients with idiopathic inflammmatory myositis seen in the clinic over the past 12 months are reported. Their clinical features are described and treatment discussed emphasising the importance of being able to differentiate between a manifestation of the rheumatic disease and a treatment complication. Publications on this topic are also revi...

Swollen Optic Disc and Sinusitis

PURPOSE To present a case of optic disc swelling caused by sinusitis. METHODS Ocular symptoms were investigated using computed tomography imaging of the facial bones to detect the relationship between the sinus inflammation and the optic nerve. RESULTS A particular configuration of the optic nerve was detected. Optic nerve course through the inflamed sphenoidal sinus is a condition associat...

Iatrogenic swollen penis.

We report what we think is the first case of localised angioedema of the glans penis as a result of contact allergy to prilocaine in EMLAP cream. We also propose a new term, contact angioedema for this condition.

Energy-dependent contraction of swollen heart mitochondria.

Isolated beef heart mitochondria, swollen in 100 mM Nat or K+ nitrate, contract and extrude the accumulated salt in a respiration-dependent reaction. The reaction is more rapid and extensive in Na+ than in K+ nitrate. Contraction is inhibited by uncouplers and by reagents, such as valinomytin and gramicidin, which increase transmembrane permeability to cations. The rate and extent of contractio...