Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA VOL 45 NO 4 DECEMBER 1990

Editorial

Oral contraceptives today
Ang Eng Suan

Original Articles

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis with cholestanolaemia - involvement of five individuals in a Malay family
Nor Hayati Othman, Sabariah Abdul Rahman

Ultrasound in the diagnosis of palpable abdominal masses in children
Zulfiqar Annuar, Abdul Samad Sakijan, Norizan Annuar, Goon Hong Kooi

The treatment of femoral neck fractures by percutaneous pinning
M N Manukaran, A K Abdul Hamid

Post-operative surgical wound infection
Yasmin Abu Hanifah

Chlamydial infection in asymptomatic infertile women
S P Rachagan, Y F Ngeow

Knowledge and use of oral rehydration therapy for childhood diarrhoea in Tumpat District
Douglas D Shaw, Carol A Jacobsen, Kenneth F Konare, Ab Rahman Isa

Health characteristics of rural elderly Malay females in selected villages in Negeri Sembilan
Zaitun Yassin, Rhonda D Terry

Knowledge and attitudes regarding smoking: a health education experiment with Malay college students
Margot E Kurtz, Shirley M Johnson, Barbara Ross-Lee, Srinivasan Narayanan

A study of 31 patients with easy bruising from University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur
Ng Soo Chin, P L Koong

Case Reports

Extension of paravertebral abscess in tuberculosis of the thoracic spine: report of two cases
P Sathyamoorthy

Direct coronal and axial CT scan in the localisation of foreign bodies in the neck - Case reports
D Samuel

Retrieval of detached fragment of central venous pressure catheter (CVP) lodged in the right ventricle and pulmonary artery: A case report
Abdul Samad Sakijan, Robaayah Zambahari, Zulfiqar Annuar, Osman Yahya, Jasmi Ali

Acute renal failure due to multiple bee stings - Case reports
M Ramanathan, Hwang Siew Lam

Systemic lupus erythematosus and miliary tuberculosis in a prepubertal girl - A case report
S Mahendra Raj, J Hunt

Tetanus after induced abortion - A case report
Karis bin Misiran

Letter to Editor

Ban on Firecrackers Should not be Lifted During Festivals
R Krishnan