This report is a case of a 24-year-old immunocompetent lady treated with anti-tuberculous drug for disseminated tuberculosis diagnosed by bone marrow finding. She presented with concurrent intracranial and intramedullary tuberculoma associated with tuberculous spondylodiscitis evidenced by serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) screening after a month of anti-tuberculous therapy. These complications are thought to be paradoxical effects of anti-tuberculous therapy. Symptoms resolved with continuation of anti-tuberculous treatment and a course of corticosteroid.
Focal myositis presents as an acute and localized inflammation of the muscle without systemic involvement. The etiology is unknown. Several case reports in the literature have described different presentations of the condition, the majority affecting the limbs with a spectrum of clinical progression, laboratory, and radiological findings.
It is often confused with infection, muscle tumor such as sarcoma, paraneoplastic syndrome or even immune-mediated polymyositis. Delay in diagnosis and inappropriate treatment may lead to recurrence of the condition.
We report a case of recurrent focal myositis of the left thigh in a man in whom optimal treatment commenced six months after the onset led to regression of his symptoms and signs.
Background: Young adults in Malaysia are vulnerable to sexual health problems and unwanted pregnancies as sexual health issues are still a taboo subject in Malaysia. This study examines the knowledge and attitudes regarding sexual health among the undergraduates.
Methods: Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey of 300 undergraduates in Ipoh, Perak. Their demographic data, sexual knowledge and attitudes were evaluated.
Results: The mean sexual knowledge mark was 29.68 ±5.6 out of total mark of 38 based on 15 questions, with HIV/AIDS being the most well-known STDs. Eighty two percent of the undergraduates obtained information of sexual health through the internet. Higher level economic status of the undergraduates had greater sexual knowledge.
Conclusion: There was adequate grasp of knowledge on sexual health among undergraduate especially health sciences students and students with higher income parents and the youths were very much aware of the importance of education on sexual health.
Well differentiated thyroid carcinoma is the most commonly seen thyroid cancer. One of
the presenting symptoms is thyroid nodule. In most cases following initial workup and
whereby tumour is resectable, surgery is the mainstay of treatment. The subsequent
postsurgical management utilising radionuclide Iodine-131 (I-131) has long been
established and extensively being studied and discussed. This present case report
illustrates the general overview of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) as well as the
concerns related to radioiodine ablation in a postpartum patient with DTC.