I was 18 when I had my first facial swelling. I’d been on a night out, woke up at a friend’s and realised I couldn’t feel the inside of my cheek with my tongue. I looked in the mirror and saw that my ...
One of the most common signs is edema, which means excessive fluids getting trapped in the body tissue, leading to swelling. Edema is most extensively noticed on the feet and other parts of the legs.
Objectives Although joint swelling is traditionally interpreted as synovitis, recent imaging studies showed that there is also inflammation of tenosynovium and intermetatarsal bursae in the forefoot.