Background—Many patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) require lifelong care. However, the duration of cardiology follow-up in children and adults with CHD is unknown. We sought to determine the proportion of children and young adults with CHD receiving outpatient cardiology care and to identify predictors of lack of follow-up. Methods and Results—The study population consisted of individ...

McCune-Albright syndrome is a rare fibro-osseous syndrome characterised by a classic triad of fibrous dysplasia (FD), café-au-lait macules and various underlying endocrinopathies. This case report describes how a patient was rediagnosed by a general dental practitioner following attendance for a routine dental examination. The patient had been previously diagnosed with the condition 28 years ea...

OBJECTIVE Dry eye is a prevalent condition with significant socioeconomic burden. This study evaluates the extent and reasons for loss to follow-up (LTF) in a dedicated dry eye clinic. LTF refers to patient who discontinued visits for >2 years. METHOD The proportion of patients LTF and the demographics in a cohort of dry eye patients (2006 to 2010) were determined. A telephone survey was pros...

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic and the responses to it have greatly altered individual lives, particularly those with chronic illnesses. affected processes of routine comprehensive care for patients. Because illnesses depress immune system, they make individuals more susceptible infection as well sickly less likely recover from pandemic. this, rate loss follow-up (LTFU) illness is accelerat...