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Case Report: Percutaneous Balloon Dilatation and Ureteral Stenting for Tuberculous Renal Infundibular and Ureteral...
The management of the non-functional tuberculous kidney is controversial and ranges from surgical intervention to conservative treatment. Intra-renal scarring with stricture formation is common...
Oral Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Case Report and Literature Update
Autoimmune blistering conditions are an uncommon cause of chronic ulceration of the oral mucosa. Nevertheless, it is important to diagnose these conditions early and...
Dapsone Hypersensitivity Syndrome Masquerading as a Viral Exanthem: Three Cases and a Mini-Review
Dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome (DHS) is a rare condition mostly occurring in leprosy patients on multidrug therapy. Dapsone is also combined with pyrimethamine as maloprim...
The Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill in Women Over Age Forty
In the 1970s, several studies appeared to suggest that users of oral contraceptives (OCs) were at increased risk of cardiovascular events. More recently following...
Continuing Professional Development – a Surrogate for Recertification?
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine is a statutory body set up in 1993 with the objectives of fostering the development of postgraduate medical...
Inborn Errors of Metabolism Presenting as Neonatal Encephalopathy: Practical Tips for Clinicians
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N-acetyltransferase 2 Phenotype in Painters with Bladder Cancer and Controls
In 1989, the International Agency for Research on Cancer acknowledged “painting” as an occupation that definitely causes cancer. Lung cancer was most strongly associated...
Laparoscopic Telesurgery Between the United States and Singapore
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication technologies to provide medical information and healthcare services. Early applications include medical use of the telephone and facsimile.
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The Sir James Fraser Travelling Fellowship
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The Current State of Multiple Sclerosis Genetic Research
It was Charcot (1868) who first made the formal pathological correlation between lesions in the central nervous system (CNS) and a disorder termed, ‘la...