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Clinical Profile and Treatment Outcome of Livedoid Vasculitis: A Case Series
Livedoid vasculitis is a clinicopathological entity that has variously been referred to as atrophie blanche, livedoid vasculopathy or segmental hyalinising vasculitis. It presents with...
Giant Pericardial Lipoma: Unusual Cause of Intrathoracic Mass
Cardiac and pericardial lipomas are very rare tumours. They remain asymptomatic for a long time and produce symptoms, if at all, by the virtue...
Remifentanil in the Management of Laparoscopic Resection of Phaeochromocytoma – Case Reports
The perioperative management of surgery for laparoscopic resection of phaeochromocytoma presents a significant challenge. Many different anaesthetic techniques and drugs have been used to...
From Genesis to Genes
I would like to thank the Singapore Orthopaedic Association (SOA) for inviting me to deliver this year’s SOA lecture. When your President, Dr AK...
Primary Meningococcal Arthritis and Endogenous Endophthalmitis: A Case Report
Primary meningococcal arthritis (PMA) and endogenous meningococcal endophthalmitis are both uncommon presentations of meningococcal infection that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of...
A Case of Penicillamine-induced Dermopathy
D-penicillamine is a copper chelator used primarily in Wilson’s disease and cystinuria. Other long-term indications include rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma and primary biliary cirrhosis.
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Emergency Department Usage by Community Step-Down Facilities – Patterns and Recommendations
It is projected that elderly persons will make up 18.4% of Singapore’s population by the year 2030. Currently, there are 5189 residents staying in...
Critically Ill Elderly Who Require Mechanical Ventilation: The Effects of Age on Survival Outcomes...
Increasing life expectancy and ageing of the “post-war baby boomer” generation have led to the rapidly ageing demographic of many Asian countries. Singapore’s elderly...
Validity and Reliability of the EQ-5D Self-report Questionnaire in Chinese-speaking Patients with Rheumatic Diseases...
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) refers to patients’ perceptions of their own functioning and well-being. HRQoL is increasingly being used as a primary or...
Public Disclosure of Healthcare Performance Information and Its Application to the Singapore Context
It has been said that apart from the prevention of diseases, the best chance of improving health is through improving the quality of care...