Letter to the Editor
A Comparison of Once- and Thrice-Weekly Erythropoietin Dosing for the Treatment of Anaemia of...
Globally, 1 in 10 infants are born prematurely according to reports by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Anaemia of prematurity (AOP) is a common...
Liquorice-Induced Severe Hypokalaemic Rhabdomyolysis with Acute Kidney Injury
Hypokalaemia is uncommonly reported as a cause of rhabdomyolysis and serum creatine kinase (CK) is often not measured when hypokalaemia is detected. We report...
A Case of Bilateral Atypical Ulnar Fractures with Bisphosphonate Therapy in a Walking Aided...
Osteoporosis is a growing problem in our ageing population. With increasing awareness of osteoporosis, it can be diagnosed and treated with first-line drugs such...
Asia’s First Transapical Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Ring Implantation
More elderly patients are returning for cardiac reoperations as a result of improved healthcare and longevity in Singapore. We report a mitral valve re-intervention...
Bullous Pesentation of Idiopathic Wells Syndrome (Eosinophilic Cellulitis)
A 44-year-old female presented with pruritic oedematous papules and plaques with vesiculobullae formation over her face, trunk and limbs over 1 week (Fig. 1)....
Experience with a Community-based Multidisciplinary Memory Clinic: A Primary Care Perspective
Ten percent of Singapore’s elderly suffer from dementia. This figure is set to rise with our ageing population. As a patient’s first contact point...
Non ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis. Role of Multi-Modality...
Supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) is a congenital narrowing of the ascending aorta above the level of sinus of Valsalva. It is most often commonly...
Osteonecrosis in Adolescents and Young Adults with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia on Hong Kong-Singapore Acute...
Osteonecrosis (ON), a debilitating disease frequently involving multiple joints, has been recognised in recent years as a severe complication of acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL)...
Assessment of Genotypic Macrolide Resistance among Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children in Singapore
Mycoplasma pneumoniae belongs to the class Mollicutes and is a small bacterium without a cell wall that is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia...
Asia’s First Minimal-Access Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has become an established therapy for end-stage heart failure, bridging patients to cardiac transplantation or to destiny in transplant-ineligible...