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Editorial
Editorial
The armed conflict in the Middle East is causing the closure of the strait of Hormuz through which a fifth…
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Case Report
Abacavir Hypersensitivity Mimicking Infection: Diagnostic Challenges in Two HIV Patients
Background Abacavir hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is a potentially life-threatening adverse drug reaction strongly associated with the HLA-B*57:01 allele 1,2. While…
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Case Report
Behind a Rare Phenomenon: Lithoptysis
Summary A forty-year-old man, an ex-smoker was admitted to Department of Respiratory Medicine, Yangon Specialty Hospital with low-grade fever and…
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Practice
Fundamental Principles of Effective Communication in Paediatric Practice: Building Trust with Children and Families
Introduction Communication in healthcare has evolved from a traditionally paternalistic model toward a patient- and family-centered paradigm. In paediatrics, this…
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Practice
Blood Pressure Regulation and Dysregulation
Introduction Blood pressure measurement is an important component of clinical assessment, as everybody in the healthcare profession knows. Although pressure…
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Practice
Approach to paediatric neurology signs and symptoms: Neurodevelopmental regression in children
Introduction Neurodevelopmental regression is one of the most serious and difficult presentations in paediatric neurology. It refers to the loss…
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Case Report
Tuberculous Pyomyositis: A Rare but Serious Diagnosis
Introduction Tuberculous pyomyositis is a rare manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and may lead to significant morbidity if diagnosis is delayed.…
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Education
Sjogren Syndrome for General Practitioners
Introduction Sjögren syndrome (SS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands leading to sicca…
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Education
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex and heterogenous disorder affecting 10-13% of women of reproductive age globally 1,2. The…
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Education
Approach to Headache with Fever
Fever and headache are frequent clinical manifestations. A systemic inflammatory reaction to an infection or other pathologic processes is reflected…
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