Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA Vol 76 No 5 September 2021

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Original Articles

Comparing fixed and auto adjusting continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) amongst symptomatic Obstructive Sleep Apnoea patients - A randomised controlled trial
Gan Wee Leng, Andrea Ban Yu-Lin, Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid

Reminder through mobile messaging application improves outpatient attendance and medication adherence among patients with depression: An open-label randomised controlled trial
Low Pei Teeng, Ng Chong Guan, Mohd Sahril Kadir, Tang Song Ling

Is lower dose of intramuscular dexamethasone injection beneficial in reducing neonatal respiratory morbidity for elective caesarean section deliveries at 37 to 38 weeks? An observational study
Albert Chao Chiet Tan, H. Krishna Kumar, Nur Fakhriyyah Lokeman Hazli, Chin Ling

Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia: A five-year analysis of epidemiology, clinical profiles, and outcome in a Malaysian district hospital
Thai Lun Tan, Shoen Chuen Chiew, Shian Tuck Laang, Umabalan, Shin Huey Khor, Li Yuan Lee

Optimization of scanning time of 18F-FDG whole body PET/CT imaging in obese patients using quadratic dose protocol
Marianie Musarudin, Nurul Hanisah Badrul Fikli, Nur Farahiyah Zulkaffli, Ab Rashid Jusoh, Mohamad Aminudin Said

Psychosocial burden of patients with atopic dermatitis at two tertiary referral centres in Malaysia
Wen Foong Tan, Sook Yee Michelle Voo, Nadirah Sulaiman, Suganthy Robinson

Convalescent plasma as an adjunctive therapy for COVID-19: A single centre experience in Malaysia
Kee Tat Lee, Whei Chuern Yeoh, Nadiah Hanim Zainul, Sharifah Baizura Syed Alwi, Lee Lee Low

Development of perceptions and attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence questionnaire for premarital young adults
Wan Soliha Wan Mohd Hanafi, Tengku Ismail Tengku Alina, Anis Kausar Ghazali, Zaharah Sulaiman

Assessing bone marrow involvement in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with 18F-FDG PET/CT: A preliminary experience at Hospital Pulau Pinang
Siti Maisarah Mohd Nasir, Mahayuddin Abdul Manap, Fadzilah Hamzah

Psychometric properties of the Malay inventory for the perception of Muslims with hearing impairment
Sarah Rahmat, Izatey Elleysha Shahira Yati, Ramli Musa, Shahirah A Rahman, Nur Shakinah Ahmad, Ahmad Aidil Arafat Dzulkarnain

Translation, validation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Malay emotion regulation checklist (ERC-M): A preliminary study
Fatin Nabilah Jamal, Ahmad Aidil Arafat Dzulkarnain, Fatin Amira Shahrudin, Ramli Musa, Shahrul Na’im Sidek, Hazlina Md Yusof, Madihah Khalid

Systematic / Narrative Review Articles

Malaysian consensus statement on FDG PET-CT reporting format for lymphoma
Teik Hin Tan, Teck Huat Wong, Alex Chin Hoe Khoo, Thanuja Mahaletchumy, Chen Siew Ng, Mohd Wajdi Ghazali

Esophageal cancer epidemiology, diagnosis, and management in Sudan - A review
Idriss Hussein Musa, Taha Hussein Musa, Hassan Hussein Musa, Mohamed Elmakki Ahmed

Trends in antimicrobial resistance in Malaysia
Nashreeyn Mohamed Naeemmudeen, Nur Ainaa Nabihah Mohd Ghazali, Hasnah Bahari, Rosni Ibrahim, Ahmad Dzulfikar Samsudin, Azmiza Syawani Jasni

CT and MRI findings of acute calculous cholecystitis and its complications in Singapore: A pictorial review
Nicole Kessa Wee, Wendy Sook Chuei Cheong, Hsien Min Low

Short Communication

Modifications to Hepatopancreatobiliary surgical services during COVID-19 partial lockdown in a hospital in northern Malaysia
Razeen Hassan, Jasjit Singh Nijhar, Leow Voon Meng, Manisekar Subramaniam

Letter to Editor

Human papillomavirus assay design is a crucial consideration for self-collection based cervical screening
David Hawkes

Case Series

Lessons learned from chemotherapeutic and immunosuppressant induced Hepatitis B reactivation - a case series
Nida’ Ul-Huda Adznan, Haniza Omar

Temporal bone squamous cell carcinoma: A change in treatment
Chien Ying Vincent Ngu, Mohd Sazafi Bin Mohd Saad, Ing Ping Tang

Case Reports

Group A Streptococcus puerperal sepsis with invasive neonatal infection: A fatal case
Siti Hafsyah Mohd Hariri, Nor Rosidah Ibrahim, Noraida Ramli, Ahmad Amir Ismail, Anani Aila Mat Zin, Khalid Hajissa, Zeehaida Mohamed

It is tuberculosis or melioidosis? A clinical diagnostic dilemma
Nurjasmine Aida Jamani, Farah Hanani Mohd Nor, Yusnita Yatim

Patency of permanent vascular access creation in paediatric patients with end stage renal disease
Ho Hui Lian, Ahmad Sukari Halim, Arman Zaharil Mat Saad, Wan Azman Wan Sulaiman, Mohamad Ikram Ilias

Elephant attack – A rare case of survival
Wan Syahmi Wan Mohamad, Mohamad Masykurin Mafauzy, Kamarul Aryffin Baharuddin, Ikhwan Sani Mohamad, Khairil Amir Sayuti, Mohd Shukruddeen Salleh

Pediatric intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter post TB meningitis: A case report
Wei Lun Lee, Azmi Alias, Fadzlishah Johanabas Rosli

Complete resolution of constrictive pericarditis after coronary bypass surgery
Paneer Selvam Krishna Moorthy, Christina Shoba Rajamanickam, Adli Azam Mohammad Razi, Balachandran Kandasamy, Deventhiran Permal

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy in a child secondary to dengue fever: A case report
Seng Wee Cheo, Qin Jian Low, Yong Guan Teh, Giri Shan Rajahram, Norzaini Rose Mohd Zain, Yuen Kang Chia

Vitamin C deficiency in a picky eater child
Ahmad Fickrey, Muhd Alwi Muhd Helmi, Azian Abd Aziz, Mohd. Shukrimi Awang, Ahmad Fadzil

A case of lupus nephritis flare-up in severe COVID-19 infection
Yusuf Abu Shamsi, Xiong Khee Cheong, Rozita Mohd, Petrick Periyasamy, Ruslinda Mustafar

A challenging road to diagnosing transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis and using technetium-99m pyrophosphate bone scintigraphy in nuclear cardiology - A case report
Kavita Arumugam, Muhammad Adib Abdul Onny, Subapriya Suppiah, Andik Fadilah Abdul Aziz, Hazlin Hashim, Raja Ezman Raja Shariff, Chen Siew Ng

Luc’s abscess in Down syndrome – A case report
Abdul Azim Al-Abrar Ahmad Kailani, Nik Adilah Nik Othman, Hazama Mohamad

Columella necrosis in a child secondary to nasal continuous positive airway pressure during neonatal period
Priyanka Menon, Khadijah Mohd Nor, Jeyanthi Kulasegarah

Massive penile lipogranuloma following olive oil injections
Fadya Nabiha A.S Ahmad Shariffuddin, Fam Xeng Inn, Fatimah Mohd Nor, Muhamad Hud Muhamad Zin

Renal sympathetic denervation in the treatment of resistant hypertension
Yap Lok Bin, Choy Chun Ngok, Balachandran Kandasamy

Acknowledgement