PETALING JAYA: Most rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers are not receiving proper treatment as they are unaware of their condition. Malaysian Society of Rheumatology president Dr Gun Suk Chyn estimated that about 140,000 Malaysians suffer from RA, but less than 5% were seeking treatment from rheumatologists. “There are currently 39 rheumatologists in Malaysia. Unfortunately, general practitioners

1. Rheumatol Int. 2011 Jan 18. [Epub ahead of print] Teh CL, Wong JS, Soo HH. Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Sarawak General Hospital, Jalan Hospital, 93450, Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia, tehchenglay@yahoo.com. We performed a cross-sectional study of the demography, clinical and laboratory features of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis followed up in our

PETALING JAYA: Many rheumatoid arthritis sufferers seek treatment too late, resulting in them losing their jobs. Arthritis Foundation Malaysia president Dr Amir Azlan Zain said at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, for instance, most of the 100-odd patients seeking treatment weekly were in a bad state with joint damage or deformed fingers and out of job

KUALA LUMPUR: Rheumatoid arthritis, a common disease throughout the world, affects about five in 1,000, or nearly 135,000 people in Malaysia. But what is not well known is that it strikes more women than men, with 75 per cent of those afflicted being women. This has led to the launch of the Malaysian Women in

Gout is one of the more common forms of arthritis, and it can be easily managed with medications and diet modifications. EVEN without national statistics, I do not find it difficult to believe consultant rheumatologist Dr Chow Sook Khuan when she says gout is one of the most common arthritis seen in general practice. Because