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Fulltext Fusarium solani keratitis. First report from Malaysia

Singh H, Jamal F, Marahakim MN, Chin CS

Med J Malaysia, 1981 Jun;36(2):89-91.

The first culture-proven case zn Malaysia of fungal keratitis, due to Fusarium solani, is presented, followed by a brief discussion of mycotic keratitis.

Matched MeSH terms: Corneal Ulcer/microbiology*

Fulltext Ulcerative keratomycosis--case reports on three different species of fungi

Sukumaran K

Med J Malaysia, 1991 Dec;46(4):388-91.

PMID: 1840452

Three clinical cases of fungal corneal ulcers are described to highlight the course, ocular morbidity and principles of treatment. A brief discussion of the diagnosis and management of ulcerative keratomycosis is presented.

Matched MeSH terms: Corneal Ulcer/microbiology*

Tropical ulcers: the first imported cases and review of the literature

Veraldi S, Faraci AG, Valentini D, Bottini S

Eur J Dermatol, 2021 Feb 01;31(1):75-80.

PMID: 33648916 DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2021.3968

BACKGROUND: A tropical ulcer is a bacterial necrotizing disease of the skin, with an acute or chronic clinical course, caused by anaerobic bacteria, notably Fusobacteria spp.

OBJECTIVES: We present six Italian tourists who acquired tropical ulcers in tropical and subtropical countries.

MATERIALS & METHODS: Four males and two females acquired a skin ulcer during trips to Brazil, Malaysia, Fiji Islands, Zambia, Tanzania and India. In all patients, medical history, physical and dermatological examination, laboratory tests, bacteriological examinations and biopsy were carried out.

RESULTS: All patients were in good general health. All patients stated that the ulcer was caused by a trauma. No fever was reported. Neither lymphangitis nor lymphadenopathy were detected. The ulcer was located on a forearm in one patient, on a leg in two and on an ankle in three patients. All ulcers were malodorous and painful. Laboratory tests revealed mild leucocytosis and a mild increase in erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein. Results of bacteriological examinations revealed the presence of Fusobacterium spp. in five patients. Other bacteria were identified in all patients. Histopathological examination showed: necrosis of the epidermis and dermis; vascular dilatation; oedema in the dermis; massive infiltration with neutrophils, lymphocytes and histiocytes; and fragmented collagen bundles. No signs of vasculitis were observed. All patients were successfully treated with oral metronidazole (1 g/day for two weeks) and, according to antibiograms, with different systemic antibiotics.

CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, these are the first cases of tropical ulcers reported in Western tourists.

Matched MeSH terms: Skin Ulcer/microbiology*

Further evidence for an exceptionally low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among peptic ulcer patients in north-eastern peninsular Malaysia

Raj SM, Yap K, Haq JA, Singh S, Hamid A

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 2001 3 31;95(1):24-7.

PMID: 11280057

The Helicobacter pylori infection rate was determined in 124 consecutive patients with duodenal ulcers (DU), gastric ulcers (GU), duodenal erosions or gastric erosions diagnosed by endoscopy at a single institution in north-eastern peninsular Malaysia in 1996-97. Biopsies of the gastric antrum and body were subjected to the urease test, Gram staining of impression smears, culture and histopathological examination. Serology was undertaken on all patients using a locally validated commercial kit. Infection was defined as a positive result in at least one test. The infection rates were 20% (10/50), 21.2% (7/33), 16.7% (1/6) and 17.1% (6/35) in DU, GU, duodenal erosion and gastric erosion patients, respectively. The infection rate among Malays [7.0%, (6/86)] was lower than in non-Malays [47.4% (18/38)] (P < 0.001). There was a higher infection rate among males, who constituted 62.1% (77/124) of the sample. Seventy-eight patients (62.9%) were receiving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and 33 patients (26.6%) were neither receiving NSAIDs nor were infected with H. pylori. The H. pylori infection rate among peptic ulcer patients in this predominantly Malay rural population appears to be the lowest reported in the world thus far. Empirical H. pylori eradication therapy in peptic ulcer patients is clearly not indicated in this community. The possible reasons for the low prevalence of H. pylori infection are discussed.

Matched MeSH terms: Duodenal Ulcer/microbiology; Stomach Ulcer/microbiology

Time trends in upper gastrointestinal diseases and Helicobacter pylori infection in a multiracial Asian population--a 20-year experience over three time periods

Leow AH, Lim YY, Liew WC, Goh KL

Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 2016 Apr;43(7):831-7.

PMID: 26847417 DOI: 10.1111/apt.13550

Marked epidemiological changes in upper gastrointestinal diseases and Helicobacter pylori infection have taken place in the Asian Pacific region. In particular, differences with respect to race in the multiracial Asian population in Malaysia have been important and interesting.

Matched MeSH terms: Duodenal Ulcer/microbiology; Peptic Ulcer/microbiology; Stomach Ulcer/microbiology

Fulltext Contact lens--related corneal ulcer: a two-year review

Goh PP, Shamala R, Chandamalar S, Tai XY, National Eye Database Study Group

Med J Malaysia, 2010 Jun;65 Suppl A:120-3.

PMID: 21488471

To create a national registry of contact-lens related corneal ulcers (CLRCU) patients in Malaysia with the aim of detecting outbreaks, identifying pattern of causative organisms, determining patient demography, risk factors, wearing patterns and monitoring outcome of treatment. The CLRCU registry is an ongoing patient registry established in 2007 as a surveillance tool used by Malaysian Ministry of Health ophthalmology departments. Notification of patients clinically suspected of CLRCU was performed online through the National Eye Database (NED). Data collected included patient demography, contact lens type, causative organism and treatment outcome. During 2007-2008, a total of 202 patients were notified to the CLRCU registry with a mean age of 26.7 years (71.8% female). All registered patients wore soft contact lens and monthly disposable lenses were the most popular (83.5%). The majority of patients had bacterial CLRCU and the most common causative organism was Pseudomonas (79.7% of bacterial cases). No epidemics were identified during the period of data examination. Use of contact lenses, which is increasing during modern times, may lead to CLRCU as a severe complication. The CLRCU registry is an effective tool which uses a web-based notification system that allows quick and up to date reports of CLRCU cases. This provides the ability to monitor outbreaks of disease and identify important causative and associated factors of the disease which may be used to reduce future incidence.

Matched MeSH terms: Corneal Ulcer/microbiology

Fulltext Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection in Malaysia--observations in a multiracial Asian population

Goh KL

Med J Malaysia, 2009 Sep;64(3):187-92.

PMID: 20527265

Observations of racial differences in the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Malaysia have been intriguing. The Indians and Chinese consistently have a higher prevalence compared to the Malays. The racial cohort theory has been proposed to explain these differences where transmission and perpetuation of infection takes place within a racial group rather than between races, races being separate owing to the low rate of interracial marriages. Studies have demonstrated distinctive bacterial strains between races. Phylogenetic studies have shown that H. pylori isolates amongst Chinese and Indians are distinctive while Malays have Indian and other strains suggesting a more recent acquisition of the bacterium from Indians. H. pylori is recognized as the major causative factor in peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. Despite the high prevalence of H. pylori, Indians have a relatively low prevalence of peptic ulcer disease and a low incidence of gastric cancer. This paradox with regards to gastric cancer has been termed the "Indian enigma". Bacterial strain differences between races may be putative but this observation may also indicate gastroprotective environmental factors or a lower genetic susceptibility to develop cancer in the Indians.

Matched MeSH terms: Peptic Ulcer/microbiology

Fulltext Disseminated histoplasmosis presenting with chronic ulcerative tongue lesions in a patient with diabetes

Hasmoni MH, Shah AS, Ayoub S, Hin LS, Abd Rashid MA

BMJ Case Rep, 2010;2010.

PMID: 22791841 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.06.2010.3120

Matched MeSH terms: Ulcer/microbiology*

Further evidence of ethnic and gender differences for Helicobacter pylori infection among endoscoped patients

Sasidharan S, Uyub AM, Azlan AA

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 2008 Dec;102(12):1226-32.

PMID: 18586289 DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.05.006

HeIicobacter pylori infection rate was determined in 697 consecutive patients with ulcer, gastritis, duodenitis and non-ulcer dyspepsia by endoscopy at a Malaysian hospital in 1999-2002. Biopsies of the gastric antrum and body were subjected to the urease test, Gram staining of impression smears and culture examination. Infection was defined as a positive result in at least one test. The infection rates were 32.1, 10.4, 20.0 and 16.2% in ulcer, gastritis, duodenitis and non-ulcer dyspepsia patients, respectively. Overall, the prevalence of H. pylori infection was 14.6%, with the rate among the Indian (21.7%), Chinese (19.2%) and Bangladeshi foreign worker (23.1%) groups significantly higher (P<0.05) than that of the Malays (5.8%). Generally, the prevalence rate among males (18.9%) was significantly higher (P<0.001) than that among females (9.0%), but for a particular ethnic group, such trend and significant differences (P<0.05) were observed only among the Malays. In terms of gender, the prevalence rates of Malay males and females were also significantly lower (P<0.05) than those of Chinese and Indians. In conclusion, there is a significant difference in H. pylori infection prevalence rates among ethnic groups (highest in Indians, then Chinese and unusually low in Malays) and gender groups (highest in males) in Malaysia.

Matched MeSH terms: Stomach Ulcer/microbiology*

Actinomycetic corneal ulcer

Singh M, Kaur B

Eye (Lond), 1989;3 ( Pt 4):460-2.

PMID: 2606221

A rare case of keratoactinomycosis developing in the absence of any known ocular trauma is described. It showed a dramatic response to penicillin therapy. Steroids should be cautiously used in the presence of active corneal disease. This case highlights the importance of repeated examination of corneal scrapings.

Matched MeSH terms: Corneal Ulcer/microbiology

Campylobacter pylori infection: experience in a multiracial population

Goh KL, Peh SC, Wong NW, Parasakthi N, Puthucheary SD

J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 1990 5 1;5(3):277-80.

PMID: 2103410

Over a 15-month period, 399 patients with dyspepsia were investigated for the presence of Campylobacter pylori infection. Half of the patients (50.6%) had Campylobacter organisms in the antrum of the stomach. C. pylori was found in 96.1% of patients with histological changes of chronic active gastritis in the antrum. Of patients with duodenal and gastric ulcers, 87.8% and 87.5%, respectively, had Campylobacter organisms, as did 39.3% of patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia. C. pylori infection was most commonly found in Chinese and Indians. Although the prevalence of infection appeared to increase with age, there was an equal distribution amongst the sexes.

Matched MeSH terms: Peptic Ulcer/microbiology

Fulltext Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer: Indian enigma

Misra V, Pandey R, Misra SP, Dwivedi M

World J Gastroenterol, 2014 Feb 14;20(6):1503-9.

PMID: 24587625 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i6.1503

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a gram negative microaerophilic bacterium which resides in the mucous linings of the stomach. It has been implicated in the causation of various gastric disorders including gastric cancer. The geographical distribution and etiology of gastric cancer differ widely in different geographical regions and H. pylori, despite being labeled as a grade I carcinogen, has not been found to be associated with gastric cancer in many areas. Studies in Asian countries such as Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabian countries, Israel and Malaysia, have reported a high frequency of H. pylori infection co-existing with a low incidence of gastric cancer. In India, a difference in the prevalence of H. pylori infection and gastric cancer has been noted even in different regions of the country leading to a puzzle when attempting to find the causes of these variations. This puzzle of H. pylori distribution and gastric cancer epidemiology is known as the Indian enigma. In this review we have attempted to explain the Indian enigma using evidence from various Indian studies and from around the globe. This review covers aspects of epidemiology, the various biological strains present in different parts of the country and within individuals, the status of different H. pylori-related diseases and the molecular pathogenesis of the bacterium.

Matched MeSH terms: Peptic Ulcer/microbiology

Fulltext Chromobacterium violaceum septicaemia in Malaysia

Sagin DD, Tan PT, Dolkadir J

Singapore Med J, 1994 Aug;35(4):426.

PMID: 7899912

Matched MeSH terms: Skin Ulcer/microbiology

Fulltext Disseminated histoplasmosis presenting as a non-healing tongue ulcer

Liam CK, Chua CT, Pathmanathan R

Singapore Med J, 1990 Jun;31(3):286-8.

PMID: 2392708

A 51-year old man presented with a persistent tongue ulcer, fever, cervical lymphadenopathy and hepatomegaly. The diagnosis was initially thought to be tuberculosis. This led to the initiation of antituberculous chemotherapy to which the patient failed to respond. The correct diagnosis of histoplasmosis was made after the detection of Histoplasma capsulatum on further review of the tongue ulcer biopsy specimen. He responded to treatment with amphotericin B.

Matched MeSH terms: Ulcer/microbiology

Fulltext Helicobacter pylori Virulence Factors Exploiting Gastric Colonization and its Pathogenicity

Ansari S, Yamaoka Y

Toxins (Basel), 2019 Nov 19;11(11).

PMID: 31752394 DOI: 10.3390/toxins11110677

Helicobacter pylori colonizes the gastric epithelial cells of at least half of the world's population, and it is the strongest risk factor for developing gastric complications like chronic gastritis, ulcer diseases, and gastric cancer. To successfully colonize and establish a persistent infection, the bacteria must overcome harsh gastric conditions. H. pylori has a well-developed mechanism by which it can survive in a very acidic niche. Despite bacterial factors, gastric environmental factors and host genetic constituents together play a co-operative role for gastric pathogenicity. The virulence factors include bacterial colonization factors BabA, SabA, OipA, and HopQ, and the virulence factors necessary for gastric pathogenicity include the effector proteins like CagA, VacA, HtrA, and the outer membrane vesicles. Bacterial factors are considered more important. Here, we summarize the recent information to better understand several bacterial virulence factors and their role in the pathogenic mechanism.

Matched MeSH terms: Peptic Ulcer/microbiology

Fulltext Helicobacter pylori vacA as marker for gastric cancer and gastroduodenal diseases: one but not the only factor

Abadi AT, Lee YY

J Clin Microbiol, 2014 Dec;52(12):4451.

PMID: 25399000 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02640-14

Matched MeSH terms: Duodenal Ulcer/microbiology*

Fulltext Helicobacter pylori infection in peptic ulcer disease: the importance of smoking and ethnicity

Pillay KV, Htun M, Naing NN, Norsa'adah B

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 2007 Nov;38(6):1102-10.

PMID: 18613553

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and its associated factors among patients with peptic ulcer disease in Taiping Hospital. Consecutive peptic ulcer disease patients who had undergone esophagogastro-duodenoscopy were included. The H. pylori status was assessed by the rapid urease test. We excluded those who had active bleeding, a perforated peptic ulcer, severe vomiting, a history of gastric surgery, peptic ulcer disease or renal or liver diseases, carcinoma of the stomach, and recent use of antibiotics or proton pump inhibitors. Socio-demography, H. pylori status, medication history and other relevant clinical data were collected from case notes. A total of 416 subjects were selected, 49.7% were positive and 50.3% were negative for H. pylori infection. There were significant associations between H. pylori and age, ethnicity, smoking status and NSAID usage. However, there were no significant relationships between H. pylori status and gender or type of peptic ulcer. Multiple logistic regression showed that other ethnicities than Malays and smokers had a higher risk of H. pylori. Our prevalence rate was low and the identified risk factors were consistent with previous studies. Ethnic differences may be related to genetic and sociocultural behaviors. Quitting smoking may benefit peptic ulcer patients with H. pylori infection.

Matched MeSH terms: Peptic Ulcer/microbiology*

Fulltext Retrospective review of corneal ulcers in Ipoh Hospital

Kursiah MR, Sharif FM, Balaravi P

Med J Malaysia, 2008 Dec;63(5):391-4.

PMID: 19803298 MyJurnal

This study was a retrospective study on corneal ulcer of one year period in Hospital Ipoh. A total of 28 cases were studied. Among the risk factors identified were foreign body on cornea, trauma, contact lens, vernal keratoconjunctivitis and surgical complication. The nature of this disease which was severe and slow healing caused prolonged hospital admission. Identification of causative microorganism by corneal scraping help in the treatment and management of this condition.

Matched MeSH terms: Corneal Ulcer/microbiology*

Reddy SC, Tajunisah I

Ann Ophthalmol (Skokie), 2008;40(1):39-44.

PMID: 18556981

Fifty-six contact lens-related corneal ulcers (central in 32; hypopyon in 24 and stromal abscess in 6) were studied. Culture was positive in 78.9%. Corneal ulcers healed with intense antibiotic therapy in nearly all patients. Increased awareness of lens care/disinfection and frequent replacement of storage cases and solution, and early detection of pathogens and intensive appropriate antibiotic therapy are key points in management.

Matched MeSH terms: Corneal Ulcer/microbiology*

Fulltext A microbiological study of genital ulcers in Kuala Lumpur

Zainah S, Cheong YM, Sinniah M, Gan AT, Akbal K

Med J Malaysia, 1991 Sep;46(3):274-82.

PMID: 1839925

The microbial aetiology of genital ulcers was studied in 249 patients (241 men and 8 women) attending a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Herpes simplex virus type 2 was isolated in 48 (19.2%) patients, Haemophilus ducreyi from 22 (8.8%), Neisseria gonorrhoeae from seven (2.8%) and Chlamydia trachomatis from four (1.6%). Syphilis was diagnosed in 18 (7.2%) patients on the basis of dark field microscopy. Two (0.8%) patients were found to have both chancroid and syphilis and one (0.5%) had both gonorrhoea and syphilis. No organism was isolated in the remaining 151 (61.5%) patients. Overall, the accuracy of clinical diagnosis was 58% for single infection, 67% for herpes, 63% for syphilis, 47% for chancroid and 0% for lymphogranuloma venereum. Therefore, our study confirms the need for laboratory tests to diagnose accurately the aetiology of genital ulcer disease.

Matched MeSH terms: Ulcer/microbiology

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