Publications by authors named "Joanne Ky Lam"

Rationale: Deranged liver function is a common finding among patients with diabetes mellitus. We report a case of liver biopsy-proven glycogenic hepatopathy (GH) in a patient with long-standing poorly controlled type 1 diabetes (DM1), presented with recurrent transaminitis.

Patient Concerns: A 28-year-old Chinese woman was noted to have deranged liver function with transaminases elevated to more than 15 times the upper limit of normal.

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The risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs) with alendronate use in real-world hip fracture patients is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the risk of CVE with and without use of alendronate in patients with hip fracture. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using a population-wide database managed by the Hong Kong Hospital Authority.

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