Letter to the Editor
Retained Foreign Body Mimicking Sciatica
Soft tissue foreign bodies (FBs) are a common occurrence in emergency departments. Not all FBs are discovered during the initial patient encounter; several signs...
First Paediatric Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation as Bridge-to-Recovery in Singapore
Severe acute heart failure in young and elderly patients regardless of the aetiology is a challenging condition for the involved therapeutic team. Left ventricular...
RE: Sleep Disturbances in Singaporean Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
We thank the author for his valuable comments. Indeed, as far as we are aware, CBCL has not been validated for the assessment of...
Sleep Disturbances in Singaporean Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
I read with interest the published article by Choon Guan Lim et al entitled “Sleep Disturbances in Singaporean Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder”.1...
Durian Seed Masquerading as Gallstone Ileus on Computed Tomography
Bezoars and gallstones are unusual causes of small bowel obstruction, with well-described imaging features on CT. We present a case of intestinal obstruction caused...
An Unexpected Outcome following Radial Head Excision for Jeffrey Type II Fracture-Dislocation of the...
We present a case of a 10-year-old child who sustained a traumatic fracture-dislocation of his proximal radius and subsequently underwent surgical removal of the...
Chewing-induced Facial Dystonia
Dystonia is a movement disorder characterised by sustained muscle contractions, repetitive twisting movements, and abnormal postures of the trunk, neck, face, or arms and...
Temporary Tattoo Associated Type IV Delayed Hypersensitivity Dermatitis in a Child – A Case...
A 5-year-old, previously healthy French Caucasian boy was seen at a Paediatric Emergency Department for a skin rash over his left forearm.
This article is...
Attitudes of First Year Medical Students in Singapore Towards Older People and Willingness to...
We would like to thank the author for taking an interest in our article.1 We accept that, due to differences between the US and...
Levofloxacin-induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Treated with Intravenous Immunoglobulin
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) is a rare, fulminating rash with a mortality rate of 35%.1 It is predominantly medication-induced; allopurinol, ampicillins, anticonvulsants and non-steroidal...