Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA Vol 75 No 1 January 2020

Original Articles

Self-reported practice of smoking cessation intervention (SCI) among primary care doctors at public health clinics in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Rahmah Kamaludin, Zuhra Hamzah, Hizlinda Tohid, Noor Azimah Muhammad

Diagnostic accuracy of pneumonia in Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban, a tertiary hospital
Poh Kok Wei, Cheok Lay Hock, Liow Jyue Hong, Mohd Azlan bin Mat Soom, Azlina binti Samsudin, Nadiah binti Mohd Noor, Gun Suk Chyn

The anatomical locations of postoperative pain and their recovery trajectories following Posterior Spinal Fusion (PSF) surgery in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) patients
Chee Kidd Chiu, Kok Ian Chong, Teik Seng Chan, Siti Mariam Mohamad, Mohd Shahnaz Hasan, Chris Yin Wei Chan, Mun Keong Kwan

Perceptions and psychosocial judgement of patients with acne vulgaris
Ken Chen Loh, Lee Chin Chan, Phang Lay Fang

Does Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) improve in vitro fertilisation (IVF) outcomes in poor responders?
Malini Mat Napes, Murizah Mohd Zain

Diabetic foot infection and surgical treatment in a secondary health care centre in Malaysia
Ng Bing Wui, Muhammad Firdaus bin Ahmad, Mohd Syafiqq Al Hakim Haniff Ravintharan, Nur Sa’idah binti Mohd Saidfudin, Loi Kai Weng, Ong Kean Chao, Abdul Muttalib bin Abdul Wahid

Prevalence of endocrine complications in transfusion dependent thalassemia in Hospital Pulau Pinang: A pilot study
Lee Kee Tat, Lim Shueh Lin, Goh Ai Sim

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: review of cases in a single centre in Malaysia
Sim Sze Kiat, Tan Yew Chin, Abdul Rahman Izaini Ghani

Early outcome of cardiac surgery in dialysis-dependent end-stage renal failure patients
Kee Soon Chong, Cheong Ping Pau, Muhammad Ibrahim Azmi, Mohamed Ezani Md Taib, Jeffrey Jeswant Dillon

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan (DXA) findings in diabetic and non-diabetic female: A retrospective cohort study
Duaa Salem Jawhar, Nageeb Abdul Galil Hassan, Mohammed Shamssain

Clinical presentations and predictors of mortality for leptospirosis - A study from suburban area in Malaysia
Rui Jeat Fann, Vidya Rubini Rani, Huey Ee Chong, Indralingam Vaithlingam, Christopher Wai Seong Chan

Paediatric invasive pneumococcal disease from two tertiary hospitals in Malaysia
Sithra Rengasamy, Jeyaseelan Nachiappan, Rohaizah binti Borhan, Norlijah Othman

The objective assessment of the effects on cognition functioning among military personnel exposed to hypobaric-hypoxia: A pilot fMRI study
Nisha Syed Nasser, Fathinul Fikri Ahmad Saad, Aida Abdul Rashid, Salasiah Mustafa, Hamed Sharifat, Rohit Tyagi, Amei Farina Abd Rashid, Loh Jia Ling, Mazlyfarina Mohamad, Subapriya Suppiah

Doctors’ knowledge and attitudes on pain assessment and management in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
T. Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam, Rajesh Kumar Muniandy

The efficacy of intratympanic steroid injection for the treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Chew Shiun Chuen, Mohd Khairi Md Daud

Case Reports

Ingested pins - A potential hazard for hijabis: A case report
Siti Soraya Ab Rahman

The precarious use of charm needles susuk in treatment of low back pain by traditional medicine practitioners and its possible risk to patient safety
Sanjiv Rampal, Tan Eng Kee, Mohd Syazwan Zainal, Hardip Singh Gendeh, Laxmanshri Jaya Prahaspathiji, Shams Amir

Diagnostic dilemma of kimura disease of eyelids
Ting Siew Leng, Mohammad Zulkarnaen Ahmad Narihan, Than Than Aye

Recurrent bilateral eyelid and conjunctival granulomatosis in Churg-Strauss syndrome
Nurul Faaiqah Jainuddin, Aliff Irwan Cheong, Chiew Seow Fan, Norlina Ramli

Review Article

Systemic review of global case reports on ankle pseudo aneurysm: Analysis of epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment
Karthigesu Aimanan, Lim Soon Yee, Muhammad Ridzuan Bin Mohd Nor, Aisah Munirah Bt Wahi, Chew Loon Guan

Acknowledgement