Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA VOL 60 NO 4 OCTOBER 2005

Editorial

Pandemic Threat of Avian Influenza
K B Chua

Birth Defects, the Challenges Ahead for Malaysia
N Y Boo

Original Articles

Hepatitis B Immunisation Status Among Health Care Workers in Two Kuala Lumpur Hospitals
R Hesham, S Zamberi, M E Tajunisah, A Ariza, I Ilina

In-Vitro Activity of Quinupristin/ Dalfopristin, Levofloxacin and Moxifloxacin Against Fusidic Acid and Rifampicin-Resistant Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) From Malaysian Hospitals
A Norazah, V K E Lim, M Y Rohani, A G M Kamel

Correlation Between Hypertension and Income Distribution Among United Arab Emirates Population
S Sabri, A Bener, V Eapen, A A Azhar, A Abdishakure, J Singh

Influence Of Co-Morbidity in the Interpretation of Tuberculin Skin Reactivity in Multi-Ethnic Adult Patients with Tuberculosis
LC Loh, S K Chan, K I Ch’ng, L Z Tan, P Vijayasingham, T Thayaparan

Perceived Skill And Utilisation of Information Technology in Medical Education Among Final Year Medical Students, Universiti Putra Malaysia
T A Lim, W H Wong, K Y Lim

Subclinical Eating Disorder, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Is there Any Connection Between these Two Conditions Through Leptin - A Twin Study
Sh Jahanfar, H Maleki, A R Mosavi

Rapid and Cost-Effective Antenatal Diagnosis of Haemoglobin Bart’s Hydrops Foetalis Syndrome Using a Duplex-Polymerase Chain Reaction
Y C Wee, K L Tan, P C Tan, S F Yap, J A M A Tan

Use of Complementary Medicine Amongst Hypertensive Patients in a Public Primary Care Clinic in Ipoh
S Mahfudz, S C Chan

Audit of Birth Defects in 34,109 Deliveries in a Tertiary Referral Center
M N Noraihan, M HSee, R Raja, T P Baskaran, E M Symonds

Ultrasound Measurement of Corporeal (Penile) Length in Newborns
O A Khairil, A Zulfiqar, C R Thambidorai, J Mohd Nizam, J T Ahmad, M A Jamil

Audit of Hypertension in General Practice
S C Chan, T Chandramani, T Y Chen, K N Chong, S Harbaksh, T W Lee, H G Lim, A Sheikh, C W Tan, L C Teoh

Case Reports

Epidermal Cyst of Submandibular Gland
N Prepageran, O Rahmat, S Kuliif

Sino-nasal Hemangiopericytoma - A Rare Tumor
T Vikneswaran, B S Gendeh, Vincent E S Tan, K S Phang, K Saravanan

Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome
S Dipak, N Prepageran, A S Sazila, O Rahmat, R Raman

Successful Pregnancy in Untreated Limited Wegener’s Granulomatosis
V Sohni, S K Agarwal, N P Singh, S Sikdar, A Yadav, A Wadhwa, G Aggarwal

Abdominal Aorta and Inferior Vena Cava Thromboses in Advanced Stage of Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma
W I Faisham, W Zulmi, A M Ezane, B M Biswal

Tracheal Stent in the Treatment of Tracheal Stenosis
S Dipak, N Prepageran, O Rahmat, R Raman

Accelerated Diabetic Retinopathy in Pregnancy - A Real and Present Danger
M L C Bastion, H J Barkeh, M Muhaya

The Pudendal Thigh Fasciocutaneous Flap For Vaginal Atresia Reconstruction
W S Azman, A S Halim, I A Samad

A Rare Case of Middle Mediastinal Thymoma Mimicking Left Lower Lobe Lung Tumor
K Venayaga, J S M Ooi, B Shabir

Chronic Rupture of the Extensor Apparatus of the Knee Joint
P M Poonnoose, R J Korula, A T Oommen

Neurocysticercosis an Uncommon Intra-Cerebral Infection in Malaysia
K Arasu, A Khairul, V Waran

Peginterferon Alfa-2b and Ribavirin in Thalassaemia/Chronic Hepatitis C Virus-Co-Infected Non-Responder to Standard Interferon-Based Therapy
A Hamidah, C R Thambidorai, R Jamal

The Dilemma of a Lateral Pharyngeal Mass Causing Stridor in a Neonate
R N Dipak, P Kailesh, M J Sherry, C Anindya

Migration of a Foreign Body in the Maxillary Sinus Illustrating Natural Mucociliary Action
K P Pang, J K Siow, H M Tan

Continuing Medical Education

Hearing Impairment in the Elderly
K Y Loh, S Elango