1.Necrotising pneumonia: A pneumonia that may need surgical intervention
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2017;72(6):367-369
Pneumonia is primarily a disease that is usually managedmedically with antibiotics. However, in rare cases it mayprogress to necrotising pneumonia, which is an uncommonbut severe complication of bacterial pneumonia. This caseillustrates a typical case of necrotising pneumoniacomplicated with parenchymal and pleural complicationsuch as empyema, pneumothorax with possiblebronchopleural fistula. Early consultation with thoracicsurgeon can be life-saving.
2.Case Series of Acrodermatitis Enteropathica in Langkawi Hospital
Shen Wei LEE ; Shin Yi OOI ; Wooi Chiang TAN
Malaysian Journal of Dermatology 2017;39(Dec):69-71
Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare genetic autosomal recessive disorder characterised byperiorificial inflammatory rash, diarrhoea and hair loss. Hereby, we report 3 cases of acrodermatitisenteropathica.