Tarita Taib

Universiti Teknologi MARA | UiTM · Department of Internal Medicine

Patients with lung cancer may present with respiratory and systemic symptoms. However, cutaneous metastases from primary lung cancer is a rare phenomenon, especially in women, that signifies a poor prognosis. This paper reported a case regarding a 71-year-old woman who was first presented with a cutaneous nodule over the year. Her condition was fur...

This is a collaborative effort between Malaysia and Bangladesh to introduce and promote the striped-snakehead Haruan Channa striata (Bloch 1793) or Shol in Bangladesh as natural product resources for food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry. The objective is to involve up-scaling biotechnological activity to prepare by-product(s) utilizing every-...

Introduction : Atopic eczema (AE) is a common inflammatory skin dermatosis that is increasing in prevalence. However, it can present in various clinical presentations, which leads to challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of the condition, especially in a primary care setting. The Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Atopic Eczema w...

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting nearly 10% of dermatologic patients in Malaysia. Treatment options include topical agents and phototherapy as well as nonbiologic and biologic systemic therapy. Mild psoriasis can often be managed with topical agents. However, managing moderate to severe psoriasis is more challenging and ma...

A case of pustular psoriasis in a young boy.AbstractMeera K, MD (IMU),MRCP (UK), T. Taib, MD, MMed, Advn.MDerm. We report on a 13-year-old boy who presented with erythroderma secondary to generalised pustular psoriasis. He presented with generalised erythematous skin with patchy areas of pustules for one week duration. He was well until one month p...

Oral retinoids are among the drugs of choice for pustular psoriasis. Therapy with retinoids, including acitretin, is potent teratogens with other common side effects such as mucocutaneous involvement. Mucocutaneous side effects including dry lips (cheilitis), skin peeling, hair loss (alopecia), dry skin, or rhinitis are dose-related, with cheilitis...

Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae with predominant involvement of skin and nerves. We present a 70-year-old man with leprosy whose initial presentation resembled rheumatologic disease, due to leprae reaction. He presented with an 8-week history of worsening neuropathic pain in the right forearm, associated...

NATURAL RUBBER LATEX (NRL) ALLERGY SKIN TEST REAC- TIVITY AMONGST MALAYSIAN HEALTHCARE WORKERS. A.H. Latiff*, N. Shamsudin, A. Johar, T. Taib, K.L. Mok, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Introduction: NRL allergy has been described in healthcare workers (HCW) worldwide. A study to determine the current extent of this clinical problem amongst Malaysian HCW w...