Letter to the Editor
Proximal Tibial Stress Fractures: A Diagnostic Challenge
Stress fractures are caused by repeated micro trauma to the bone over a period of time. It can happen in normal bone exposed to...
From Hospital to Home: Impact of Transitional Care on Cost, Hospitalisation and Mortality
Dear Editor,
The ageing population in Singapore poses a growing challenge and need to realign current health services and care management pathways to treat older...
Characteristics and Management of Autoimmune Bullous Disease in Psoriasis Patients
Dear Editor,
Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. On the other hand, autoimmune bullous diseases (AIBD) are less prevalent. Several case reports and...
Pralatrexate Induces Long-Term Remission in Relapsed Subcutaneous Panniculitis-Like T-Cell Lymphoma
In subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTL), infiltration of subcutaneous tissue by pleomorphic T-cells and benign macrophages is seen in skin nodules that mimic lobular...
Partial Patella Tendon Tear in a Middle-Aged Man with No Previous Knee Injuries: A...
Dear Editor,
Patella tendon (PT) rupture is an uncommon cause of anterior knee pain1 and is reportedly 6 times less frequent than patellar fracture, making...
Occam’s Razor or Hickam’s Dictum: A Case of Myopathy Double Trouble
Dear Editor,
In clinical practice, Occam’s Razor is a principle that can usually be applied to diagnose patients with rare neuromuscular conditions. However, a second...
A Rare Case of Concomitant Intra-Articular and Extra-Articular Synovial Chondromatosis of the Knee Joint
Synovial chondromatosis is an uncommon metaplastic disease in which foci of ectopic cartilage develop from the synovium.1 Despite the known benign nature of this...
Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Singapore – An Eleven-Year Review
Sports-related sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a rare but tragic event. The absolute incidence has ranged from 1/80,000 to 1/200,000—depending on the type of...
HLA-B*5701 Genotyping for Abacavir Prescription: Re-Examination of its Cost-Effectiveness in Singapore
Abacavir is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) that is used to control disease progression of human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV). It reduces the morbidity...
First Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve Repair with MitraClip Device in Singapore
Treatment of patients who have severe mitral regurgitation (MR) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is surgical repair or replacement. However, it becomes a therapeutic challenge...