Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA Vol 74 No 5 October 2019

Original Articles

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards dietary iron among patients with thalassemia and their caregivers in Peninsular Malaysia
Chin Dict Man, Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen, Abdul Rashid

Clinical characteristics and demographic profile of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at child development clinic (CDC), Penang Hospital, Malaysia
Sathyabama Ramachandram

Psychometric properties of the Malay version of motivation scales in drug treatment
Madihah Shukri, Ruhani Mat Min, Siti Salina Abdullah, Raba’ Aton Adawiyah Mohd Yusof, Zuhda Husain

Hospital survey on patient safety culture in Sarawak General Hospital: A cross sectional study
Alex Kim Ren Jye, Chin Zin Hing, Sharlyn Peter, Priscilla Bartholomew, Josephine Senok

Factors influencing physical inactivity among adults in Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia
Kok Leong Tan

Microbiology of diabetic foot infections in three district hospital in Malaysia and comparison with South East Asian Countries
Kow Ren Yi, Low Chooi Leng, Ruben Jaya Kumar, Zaharul Azri Mustapha@Zakaria, Ed Simor Khan

Association of -174 G>C interleukin-6 gene polymorphism with interleukin-6 and c-reactive protein levels and obesity: A case–control study among people/residents of Western Indonesia
Pramudji Hastuti, Demes Chornelia Martantiningtyas, Dewi Karita, Tasmini, Ahmad Hamim Sadewa

Self-esteem among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in selected government state hospitals, Peninsular Malaysia
Vidthya Sivaperumal, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Lekhraj Rampal, Siti Irma Fadhilah Ismail, Ummavathy Periasamy

Methanol outbreak in the district of Hulu Langat, 2018
Muhammad Adil Zainal Abidin, Nur Zawani Jalaluddin, Hazariah Abd Halim, Gunenthira Rao, Mohd Nasir Habib, Zailiza Suli

Use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in chronic diabetic wound - A randomised trial
Nik Hisamuddin Nik Ab. Rahman, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Wan Mohammad, Mohd Yazid Bajuri, Rahmah Shafee

A national audit on the utilisation and documentation of dabigatran checklist for patients initiated on dabigatran
Doris George, Navin Kumar Devaraj, Shakirin Shaik Rahmat, Sahimi Mohamed, Noraini Mohamad

Case Reports

Case series of haemothorax secondary to avulsed bullae vessel
Qin Jian Low, Zuraida Hatta, Seng Wee Cheo, Syed Rasul Bin G. Syed Hamid, Kee San Goh

Cultivated oral mucosal epithelial transplantation (COMET) and penetrating keratoplasty in long-standing severe ocular surface injury
Ing Hong Lim, Rohanah Alias, Thiageswari Umapathy, Amir Samsudin

Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA): A case report
Muhammad Anwar bin Azrin, John Chan Kok Meng, Yahya Awang, David Chew Soon Ping

Massive pericardial effusion – An uncommon initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Seng Wee Cheo, Qin Jian Low

Not all swellings are lymph nodes! A case of subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma
Chiaw Ting Tee, Evelyn Yap Wen Yee

Brucellosis-induced autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA)
Woh Wei Mak, Adrian Mark Masnammany, Ahlam Naila Kori

Endometriosis - A rare cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Qin Jian Low, Seng Wee Cheo, Wen Hao Wong, Kee San Goh

Facial segmental haemangioma with PHACE Syndrome successfully treated with oral propranolol
Lim Tzyy Huei, Evelyn Yap Wen Yee, Norhatizah Binti Samsudin

Dilemma in management of cervico-facial cystic hygroma
Rajoo Tamil Selvi, Ing Ping Tang, Linger Sim, Mohd Syafwan Mohd Soffian

A life saved at the cost of hand injury - A case of hand burn due to airbag deployment
Nur Afifah Fadzullah, Kasthuri Shamugam, Normala Basiron

Fatty liver in a two days old neonate
Privina Arivalagan, Munira Shamim Husain, Kunasilan Subramaniam, Mohd Rafie Md Kaslan

Short Communication

Stewardship opportunities in the treatment of urinary tract infection using oral fosfomycin
Aqtab Mazhar Alias, Aina Salihah Shahruniza, Helmi Sulaiman

Acknowledgement