Browse publications by year: 1989

  1. Dubey JP, Speer CA, Shah HL
    Vet Parasitol, 1989 Nov;34(1-2):149-52.
    PMID: 2511659
    The ultrastructure of sarcocysts of macro- and microscopic species of Sarcocystis was compared from naturally infected water buffalo from India. Grossly visible sarcocysts had walls consisting of cauliflower-like villar protrusions, typical of S. fusiformis. The sarcocyst wall of the microscopic species of Sarcocystis was 6.4 microns thick and consisted of tightly packed conical villar protrusions that were 9.6 microns long and 3.7 microns wide at the base. At approximately 3 microns above the base, the distal two-thirds of the villar protrusion became conical shaped and was bent laterally at an angle of 45 degrees to the sarcocyst surface. The granular layer beneath the villar protrusions was 0.9 microns thick. In S. levinei the granular layer was 1.9 microns thick, the villar protrusions were narrow and it had a highly undulating primary cyst wall. Whether the microscopic S. levinei-like sarcocysts of Indian and Malaysian water buffalo are distinct species of Sarcocystis will require further investigation.
    MeSH terms: Animals; Buffaloes/parasitology*; India; Microscopy, Electron; Sarcocystis/ultrastructure*; Sarcocystosis/parasitology; Sarcocystosis/veterinary*
  2. Nalliah S, Thavarashah AS
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 1989 Jul;29(3):249-51.
    PMID: 2569423
    Transient blindness associated with pregnancy induced hypertension without neurological symptoms is a rare phenomenon. The blindness in these cases is postulated to be of "cortical blindness". Two such cases occurring immediately after childbirth are presented. The ophthalmic manifestations of this complication of pregnancy induced hypertension and the importance of an urgent evaluation are discussed.
    MeSH terms: Adolescent; Adult; Blindness/etiology*; Female; Humans; Hypertension/etiology*; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular/etiology*; Time Factors
  3. Manderson L
    ISBN: 0-7315-0720-7
    Citation: Manderson L. Political economy and politics of gender: maternal and child health in colonial Malaya. In: Cohen P, Purcall J (editors). The Political Economy of Primary Health Care in Southeast Asia. Canberra: Australian Development Studies Network an ASEAN Training Centre for Primary Health Care Development; 1989, p79-100
    MeSH terms: Asia; Child; Child Health Services; Humans; Malaysia; Maternal Health Services; Politics; Primary Health Care
  4. Cuzick J, De Stavola B, McCance D, Ho TH, Tan G, Cheng H, et al.
    Br. J. Cancer, 1989 Aug;60(2):238-43.
    PMID: 2548559
    Cervix cancer is about twice as common in Asia as in the Western world and its incidence varies among different Asian ethnic groups. A study based in Singapore, the population of which comprises Chinese, Indians and Malaysians, offers the opportunity to evaluate whether the same risk factors are important in this part of the world as in the West. A total of 135 cases and an equal number of controls were interviewed and details concerning reproductive and sexual history, smoking, hygiene, socio-economic status and education were collected. Seventy-three cases had invasive cancer while 62 had micro-invasive disease or CIN III. The most important risk factors were parity and number of sexual partners. Smoking was rare in cases and controls and did not appear to be an important determinant of risk. Of the socio-economic factors, education appeared most predictive and lowered the risk. Age at first intercourse was strongly correlated with education (positively) and parity (negatively), but not with number of sexual partners. Biopsies were available for HPV DNA analysis in 38 cases and 37% were positive, mostly for HPV type 16. All these factors gave similar risks in invasive and preinvasive disease.
    MeSH terms: Adult; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/etiology*; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/etiology*; DNA, Viral/analysis; Educational Status; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Parity; Risk Factors; Sexual Partners; Singapore; Papillomaviridae
  5. Iyngkaran N, Yadav M, Boey CG
    Arch Dis Child, 1989 Sep;64(9):1256-60.
    PMID: 2817945
    Eleven infants who were suspected clinically of having cows' milk protein sensitive enteropathy were fed with a protein hydrolysate formula for six to eight weeks, after which they had jejunal and rectal biopsies taken before and 24 hours after challenge with cows' milk protein. When challenged six infants (group 1) developed clinical symptoms and five did not (group 2). In group 1 the lesions developed in both the jejunal mucosa (four infants at 24 hours and one at three days), and the rectal mucosa, and the injury was associated with depletion of alkaline phosphatase activity. Infants in group 2 were normal. It seems that rectal injury that develops as a direct consequence of oral challenge with the protein in reactive infants may be used as one of the measurements to confirm the diagnosis of cows' milk protein sensitive enteropathy. Moreover, ingestion of such food proteins may injure the distal colonic mucosa without affecting the proximal small gut in some infants.
    MeSH terms: Alkaline Phosphatase/metabolism; Animals; Diarrhea, Infantile/etiology; Female; Food Hypersensitivity/complications; Food Hypersensitivity/enzymology; Food Hypersensitivity/pathology*; Humans; Infant; Intestinal Mucosa/enzymology; Intestinal Mucosa/pathology*; Jejunum/pathology; Male; Milk/adverse effects*; Rectum/pathology*
  6. Thavarajah GA
    Family Physician, 1989;1:10-11.
    MeSH terms: Child; Humans; Malaysia; Outpatients
  7. Tan CT
    Family Physician, 1989;1(1):9-11.
    MeSH terms: Headache
  8. Tai KT
    Family Physician, 1989;1:16-18.
    MeSH terms: Paraplegia
  9. Subramaniam SC
    Family Physician, 1989;1:24-26.
    MeSH terms: Emergencies; Eye; Eye Diseases
  10. Sivasundram A
    Family Physician, 1989;1:55-57.
    MeSH terms: Child; Eczema; Malaysia
  11. Sivananthan KS
    Family Physician, 1989;1:12-14.
    MeSH terms: Child; Malaysia
  12. Sivalingam N, Latipah M, Thavarasah AS
    Family Physician, 1989;1:67-69.
  13. Sivalingam N, Bhagat S, Pereira R
    Family Physician, 1989;1:23-27.
    MeSH terms: Blood Pressure; Hospitals; Hospitals, District; Hypertension; Quality of Life; Sterilization; Review
  14. Siti Aishah MA, Tham KY
    Family Physician, 1989;1:44-46.
    MeSH terms: Carcinoma
  15. Sathyamoorthy P
    Family Physician, 1989;1:52-56.
    MeSH terms: Kidney; Malaysia; Radiology; Ultrasonography
  16. Sathyamoorthy P
    Family Physician, 1989;1:62-64.
    MeSH terms: Malaysia; Pancreatic Pseudocyst; Radiology; Ultrasonography
  17. Reddy SVG
    Family Physician, 1989;1:42-42.
    MeSH terms: Anesthetics*; Humans; Malaysia; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions*
  18. Raman S, Neoh HS
    Family Physician, 1989;1:49-51.
    MeSH terms: Case Reports; Obstetrics
  19. Pillay B, Yap SK
    Family Physician, 1989;1:47-48.
    MeSH terms: Cells; Vaginal Smears
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