Letter to the Editor
Patient-Surrogate Agreement in Advance Care Planning: Who Are the Surrogates and Are They Making...
Surrogate decision-making based on “substituted judgment” is the concept where surrogates choose the treatment the patient would most want to receive when the patient...
Papular Purpuric Glove and Socks Syndrome with Evolution into Pemphigus Vulgaris
Papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome (PPGSS) is an uncommon acute dermatosis characterised by symmetrical painful erythematous papules on the hands and feet which...
Bicycle-Related Injuries in Paediatric Patients
Cycling is becoming increasingly popular in Singapore. Government bodies are encouraging cycling with the expansion of cycling infrastructure. There was an increase in bicycle-related...
Periorbital Cellulitis in Paediatric Emergency Medicine Department Patients
Periorbital cellulitis is defined as an infection in front of the orbital septum of the eye and is characterised by development of acute eyelid...
Diagnosis of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease Using Transbronchial Cryobiopsy in an Ambulatory Setting
Diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD) is encountered not only in pulmonary medicine as idiopathic interstitial pneumonias or interstitial lung disease (ILD), but also in...
Trends in Cataract Surgery Technique and Anaesthesia Preferences in Singapore: A 2016 Survey
Cataract surgery is one of the most commonly performed operations in Singapore. Anaesthesia techniques for cataract surgery have evolved over the past decades,2 with...
Kawasaki Disease: A Condition of Many Guises
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis that primarily affects children younger than 5 years of age. Its incidence rate varies from 3.4 per...
Danger in Shopping Centres – A Study on Escalator-Related Injuries in Children in Singapore
The first escalator was patented in 1892 and installed in New York, serving as an amusement ride.1 Today, it has evolved into a common...
Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy in Singapore: Not So Rare
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a late onset, inherited muscle disease, characterised by ptosis, dysphagia, variable proximal limb weakness and slow progression. The highest...
Pancreatic Haemangioma: An Unusual Case of Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding with Clinical and Radiological...
Pancreatic haemangiomas in adults are exceedingly rare. Most cases reported have been diagnosed on postoperative histology, underlining the difficulty in preoperative diagnosis. We report...