Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.44 No.4)

Volume 44 Number 4

July - August 2006 Issue

C O N T E N T S

LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS

Consent for HIV Testing 

Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D. 

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection among Tagalogs and Mangyans in Oriental in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines 

Karen V. Evangelista, M.S., Leslie Michelle M. Daimacio, M.S., Jason Wells, Michael A. Kron, M.D.

and Bernadette L. Ramirez, PhD 

The Detection of Follicular Variant of Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid by Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy and Frozen Section: A Three-Year Comparative Review 

Evangelina R. Pipo, M.D. and Ma. Yvette R. Amante, M.D.  

Autoimmune Disease and Iodine Deficiency Underlie Diffuse Non-Toxic Goiters in a Tertiary Metro Manila, Philippines  

Elizabeth Paz-Pacheco, M.D., Patricia D. Maningat, M.D., Kristin Corvera, M.D., Cecilia A. Jimeno, M.D., Mary Rose Tongol, M.D. and Christy S. Yao, M.D. 

Effects of Dexamethasone in Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage of the Basal Ganglia 

Nenita Sumagpao, M.D., Ma. Daisy Tabuena, M.D. and Rollin P. Tabuena, M.D.  

Prognostic Factors Affecting Mortality of Adult Patients with Hypertensive Hemorrhage of the Basal Ganglia Admitted at West Visayas State University Medical Center  

Cherry L. Lee, M.D., Ma. Daisy Pedroso-Tabuena, M.D. and Rollin P. Tabuena, M.D.

CASE REPORTS

Breast Mass in A Male Patient: A Case of Primary Thoracic Epithelioid Angiosarcoma 

Glenford R. Refre, M.D., Lyn S. Buenconcejo, M.D., Karlos Noel R. Aleta, M.D., Nleia S. Tan-Liu, M.D., 

and Aileen David-Wang, M.D. 

Serious Complications of Chronic Surreptitious Corticoteroid Abuse 

Elaine C. Cunanan, M.D., and Estrelita Fernando-Lopez, M.D. 

Hemicraniectomy in Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Case Report 

Ike T. Minerva, M.D., Ma. Daisy P. Tabuena, M.D., and Rollin Tabuena, M.D.