Volume 43, Number 8

August 2014

The Interface Between Medicine and Psychiatry: Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease characterised epidemiologically by the preponderance of women, and pathologically by the loss of immunological tolerance...

Causes and Features of Erythroderma

Erythroderma is a dermatological reaction characterised by extensive erythema and scaling of the skin secondary to a variety of causes. An improved understanding of...

Hydrosurgery is Effective for Debridement of Diabetic Foot Wound

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Singapore is increasing. It was at its highest of 11.3% in the latest National Health Survey 2010 compared...

Singapore Chapter of Rheumatologists Consensus Statement on the Eligibility for Government Subsidy of Biologic Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Agents for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting 0.3% to 0.8% of the population worldwide, and is the most common inflammatory arthritis in...

Suicidal Ideation, Suicidal Plan and Suicidal Attempts Among Those with Major Depressive Disorder

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that every year, almost a million people die from suicide — a mortality rate of 16 per 100,000,...