Letter to the Editor
Oriental Liver Fluke Infestation Presenting More Than 50 Years After Immigration
Opisthorchis sinensis (previously known as Clonorchis sinensis) is an Oriental liver fl uke. This trematode can be found worldwide but its prevalence is highest...
Plasma Rich in Growth Factors to Treat Adductor Longus Tear
Acute tears of the adductor tendons are a rarely reported injury, and the best treatment for this injury is unknown. Options include conservative treatment...
Development of Ceftazidime Resistance in Burkhoderia pseudomallei in a Patient Experiencing Melioidosis with Mediastinal...
Melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei is endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. Melioidosis was nicknamed the “greater mimicker” because of its diverse clinical...
Forestier’s Disease Presenting as a Retropharyngeal Mass in an Elderly with Dysphagia
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), also known as Forestier’s disease, is a non-inflammatory enthesopathy of unknown etiology. Affecting predominantly men, it results in flowing,...
Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Associated with the Kasabach–Merritt Syndrome
Angiosarcoma is a rare tumour commonly affecting elderly men, usually occurring on the head and neck region. The tumour usually presents as ecchymosis-like plaques,...
Cysticercosis of the Levator Palpebrae Superioris
Cysticercosis cellulosae, the larval form of the pork
tapeworm Taenia solium, causes cysticercosis, in which
humans serve as the intermediate hosts in the parasite
life cycle. Cysticercosis...
Recurrent Group B Streptococcal Septicemia in a Very Low Birth Weight Infant with Infective...
Maternal Group B streptococcal colonisation can lead to neonatal pneumonia, meningitis or sepsis. Neonatal Group B Streptococcal (GBS) sepsis is common, but infective endocarditis...
Reply from Author: Intrathecal Analgesia for Cancer Pain: Externalised Intrathecal Catheters
We thank Dr Nicholas Chua et al for their interest in our review article. We agree and appreciate the experience and comments by the...
Intrathecal Analgesia for Cancer Pain: Externalised Intrathecal Catheters
We thank the authors for a comprehensive review on the role of interventional pain therapies used in cancer pain as well as a informative...
A Case of Acute Myocardial Infarction 24 hours after Acute Ischaemic Stroke
It is well known that thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may lead to disintegration of pre-existing intracardiac thrombi with subsequent cerebral embolisation. It...