Introduction: The prevalence of hypertension in Malaysia is increasing and an effectivemanagement of hypertension is important to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.Objective: To determine the knowledge, awareness and perception towards hypertension amongresidents in nursing homes as well as the roles of caregivers in hypertension management.Method: A face-to-face survey with 200 hypertensive residents and 30 caregivers from 24 nursinghomes in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia was conducted.Result: Of all the hypertensive residents, 90.5% (n = 181) knew that lowering their blood pressure couldimprove their health. Most residents strongly believed that taking antihypertensive drugs is importantfor keeping their high blood pressure under control (n = 162, 81%). Taking medication was perceivedas the most important factor in controlling the high blood pressure (58%, n = 116) compared to lifestyleor diet modification. The majority of the caregivers reported that they played a major role in managinghypertension, especially with regards to medication-taking. task (66.7%, n = 20).Conclusion: The knowledge, attitude and perceptions of hypertension play a relatively major rolein the self-management of hypertension. The role of caregivers also needed to be recognised inmanaging hypertension in nursing homes.

Jessner’s lymphocytic infiltration of skin is an uncommon disorder characterised by benign accumulations of lymph cells in the skin. It is of unknown aetiology and presents as erythematous papules and plaques on the face, neck and/or back, with possible itching of the skin surrounding the lesions. The lesions may remain unchanged for many years and then spontaneously disappear, without residual scarring. Current literature on this topic are limited and numerous treatments have been tried with limited success. We report a recent case of Jessner’s lymphocytic infiltration seen in our practice and discuss the histology and our approach to management.