Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA VOL 67 NO. 5 October 2012

Commentary

Screening Latent Tuberculous Infection To Treat: Not So Straightforward
L C Loh

Review Article

Influence of Diabetes Mellitus and Risk Factors in Activating Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Case for Targeted Screening in Malaysia
Y Swarna Nantha

Original Articles

Direct Medical Cost of Stroke: Findings from a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia
M N Nor Azlin , S J Syed Aljunid, A Noor Azahz, M N Amrizal, S Saperi

A Study of Weekend and Off-hour Effect on Mortality in a Public Hospital in Malaysia
K G Lee, V Indralingam

Pattern of Distal Radius Fracture in Malaysian Children
A M Asim , R Noor Fadzilah, S Rukmanikanthan, A Saw

Bone Mineral Density Assessment in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women: Comparison Between T-Scores by Heel QUS and DXA in HRPZII
W M W N Zaini, A Md Ariff

Radio–Opacity of Commonly Consumed Bony Fish in Kelantan, Malaysia
M Irfan, A K Ahmad Helmy, W D Wan Shah Jihan

Anatomical Variations Of Cystic Artery: Telescopic Facts
M Zubair, L Habib, R M Mirza, M A Cnanna, M Yousuf, M S Quraishy

Ocular Biometric Measurements In Emmetropic And Myopic Malaysian Children - A Population-Based Study
P P Goh, R Azura

Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) for infra-renal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) under Local Anaesthesia - Initial Experience in Hospital Kuala Lumpur
S A K Syed Alwi, A Zainal Ariffin, H Hanif, G Naresh

Prevalence of Sexual Harassment and its Associated Factors among Registered Nurses Working in Government Hospitals in Melaka State, Malaysia
O Suhaila, K G Rampal

Comorbidities Associated With Psoriasis – Data from The Malaysian Psoriasis Registry
M B Mazlin, C C Chang, R Baba

Case Reports

A Rare Case of Dysphagia Secondary to a Large Oesophageal Lipoma
K S Koh, V H Chong, S K S Yapp, C F Chong

Amebic Liver abscess Complicated by Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis: A Case Report
S Ray, D Khanra, M Saha, A Talukdar

Inflammatory Pseudotumour of Skull Base – Diagnostic Challenge and Treatment Outcome
A Kahairi, R L Ahmad, L Wan Ishlah, H Norra

Varicella-Zoster Infection with Secondary Bacteremia and Extensive Facial Abscesses
K G Lee, M C Cheng

Exit: A Salvage Procedure for Intraoral Teratoma
B M Masaany, S Ida Sadja'ah, A N Norleza, B G Norzi, M H Siti Sabzah

An Unusual Presentation of Adult Onset Still's Disease
A Ghosal, R B Pal, S K Das, T Das

Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm Secondary to Psoas abscess after Intravesical Bacilli Calmette-Guérin
A Khandelwal, A Gupta, V Virmani, K Khandelwal

Spontaneous Intramural Oesophageal Haematoma: A Case Report
S A Seneviratne, D S Kumara, A Drahaman

Rising From The Dead!
D W Low, I Looi, A B Manocha, H A Ang, M Nagalingam, N A Ayop, C W Yeoh, S Y Mohd Yusoff

Exotic Food Anaphylaxis and the Broken Heart: Sago Worm and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
K L Yew, V S L Kok

Leucocytosis in a case of Lung Cancer: Infection or Paraneoplastic Syndrome? - Dilemma in Diagnosis and Treatment
S Pandit, S Choudhury, S K Das, S Nandi

Epiglottic Abscess: A Rare Cause of Odynophagia
M Irfan, N H Fariza

Letters to Editor

Concern about the efficacy of clarithromycin containing standard triple therapy in the eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection in Malaysia
J M Raj, S M Raj

Continuous Genotyping for Human Rotavirus Group A
H Zuridah

Continuing Medical Education

Role of Ultrasound in Management of Scrotal Abnormalities in Children
H Oscar, J Kapur