Publications by authors named "Liang Yi Justin Wee"
Approach to difficult-to-treat asthma in childhood: a narrative review.
Singapore Med J
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- Asthma is a serious illness that affects many kids, and some kids have a harder time managing their asthma than others, which makes doctors spend a lot of time and money on their care.
- Before treating asthma, doctors need to make sure it’s really asthma by doing tests and checking if other health issues like being overweight or smoking might be making things worse.
- Treatment for tricky asthma can be personalized, meaning doctors find the best options for each patient, including using special medicines and tools, and sometimes using expensive treatments called biologics only if necessary.
The skin manifestations of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) in the neonate have a heterogenous presentation and can mimic other causes of neonatal rashes. We report an uncommon case of LCH in a term female neonate presenting with non-specific papules and vesicles from the first day of life. There was a maternal history of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in the third trimester.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: This retrospective chart review aimed to identify factors in childhood bacterial meningitis that predicted disease severity and long-term outcome.
Methods: The study included 112 episodes of microbiologically confirmed bacterial meningitis in children aged three days to 15 years who were admitted to a Singapore hospital from 1998 to 2013.
Results: The mortality rate was 6%, and 44% required intensive care unit (ICU) admission.