Letter to the Editor
Low-Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma of the Thyroid: A Case Report
Dear Editor,
Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) is a rare form of neoplasm that usually occurs in the deep soft tissue of the lower limbs with...
Lemierre’s Syndrome: An Unusual Cause of Calf Abscess
Dear Editor,
Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare disease caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, a Gram-negative anaerobic bacillus that is associated with oropharyngeal infections. We describe a...
Treatment of Coronary In-stent Restenosis with Drug-eluting Balloon Catheter: Real-world Outcome and Literature Review
Dear Editor,
Currently, coronary stent implantation is employed in approximately 90% of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) cases. Despite the use of drug-eluting stents (DES), coronary...
Role of Multi-Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) in Diagnosis of Pulmonary Artery Dissection: A Rare...
A 33-year-old male who was undergoing treatment with phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor and anticoagulant for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension presented to the emergency department with...
Topical Papaverine as Rescue Therapy for Vasospasm Complicated by Unsecured Aneurysm
A 55-year-old female presented in 2010 with a World Federation of Neurosurgeons (WFNS) grade 3 subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). She had aneurysms of the right...
A 58-year-old Woman with Dry Cough and Pulmonary Nodules
Pulmonary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular neoplasm of endothelial origin. We describe a case which involved solely the lungs and a novel therapeutic...
Potential for Cefazolin as De-escalation Therapy for Klebsiella Pneumoniae Bacteraemia
Klebsiella pneumoniae causes the syndrome of liver abscess, meningitis and endophthalmitis associated with capsular serotype K1/K2, mucoid phenotype and aerobactin production as virulence factors....
Costs of Patients Admitted for Diabetic Foot Problems
Singapore has a high prevalence of diabetes, with 12.4% of the adult population living with diabetes in 2013. Up to 1 in 6 diabetic...
Killed by Internet Addiction? A Real Possibility
The article entitled, ‘Internet Addiction in Young People’ published in Annals referred to a conference paper on cardiopulmonary-related deaths among the most severe cases...
Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions Following Intravenous Contrast: A Report of 2 Cases
With the advent of computer tomography (CT) imaging and cardiac catheterisation procedures, radiologic investigations employing the use of iodinated contrast media have experienced rapid...