Acute presentation of a partially obstructing laryngeal tumour: adjuvant agents to gaseous induction of anaesthesia.

We present the case of a 53-year-old man who attended our emergency department with stridor. He had recently undergone investigation for possible glottic cancer. We discuss the airway management of such a case.

Extramedullary hematopoiesis involving uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, mimicking bilateral tuboovarian abscesses.

Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is normal during fetal life, but after birth, the presence of EMH is considered to be abnormal. The most common sites for EMH are the liver, the spleen, and paraspinal regions of the thorax; however, it has been reported to involve virtually any organ or tissue. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of EMH involving the entire upper genital tract, including the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries.

Fluticasone, but not salmeterol, reduces cigarette smoke-induced production of interleukin-8 in human airway smooth muscle.

Cigarette smoke is the leading risk factor for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We have recently shown that cigarette smoke extract synergises with tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) in the induction of interleukin-8 (IL-8) from human airway smooth muscle cells. We have investigated the effect of fluticasone propionate, a corticosteroid, and salmeterol, a beta 2-adrenergic receptor agonist, on cigarette smoke extract-induced IL-8 production by human airway smooth muscle cells.