Case Reports
Management of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Using Combat Stress Treatment Principles-A Case Report
Combat stress casualties are only generated by war. However, military psychiatrists need to acquire the experience and skills that they would need before they...
Three Cases of Fatal Pulmonary Embolism in Obstetrics
We conducted a retrospective analysis of maternal deaths in our hospital from January 1992 to December 1995. Cases of fatal pulmonary embolism were identified...
Chylothorax: Case Report and Review of Literature
Chylothorax is a relatively uncommon condition. We report a case of a 53-year-old Chinese man with chylothorax who presented with cough, breathlessness, loss of...
Coincident Cold Urticaria in a Married Couple: Case Report and a Literature Review
We describe an interesting coincidence in which a woman developed acquired idiopathic cold urticaria and her husband systemic cold urticaria eight months later. The...
Vocal Cord Dysfunction: Two Case Reports
Vocal cord dysfunction is an uncommon condition characterised by adduction of the vocal cords that can masquerade as or coexist with bronchial asthma. The...
Histoplasmosis in the Head and Neck
Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection which when disseminated can be potentially fatal, especially in the immunocompromised patient. Disseminated histoplasmosis can present with orolaryngeal manifestations...
Popliteal Artery Aneurysm: Two Case Reports of Acute Lower Limb Ischaemia
Two cases of thrombosed popliteal artery aneurysm causing acute ischaemia were described. This report emphasises the importance of early diagnosis and surgical intervention of...
Familial Aplasia Cutis Congenita of the Scalp: A Case Report and Review
We report three cases of aplasia cutis congenita of the scalp affecting two siblings and their mother, suggesting group 1, or autosomal dominant aplasia...
A Case of Unusual Electrocardiographic Presentation of Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction
This is a case of an unusual electrocardiographic manifestation in a patient with right ventricular (RV) myocardial infarction occurring in association with left ventricular...
Duodeno-ureteric Fistula Secondary to Chronic Duodenal Ulceration
Renoalimentary fistulae are rare. When they occur, they are usually between the right renal pelvis and the duodenum. The primary pathology often resides in...