MBBS, FHKAM(Medicine), FRCP(Glasg, Edin)
Dr HO graduated from the Hong Kong University in 1986. After completion of his basic physician training in internal medicine in University Medical Unit of Queen Mary Hospital, he joined the Social Hygiene Service in 1992 and was granted fellowship of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine in 1995. In 2009 he was appointed Consultant Dermatologist and since 2010 the head of Service.
Epidemiology of skin diseases in HIV/AIDS Skin disorders are commonly encountered in HIV-infected patients, and they may be the first manifestation of HIV disease. Up to 90% of HIV-infected persons suffer from skin problem during their course of illness.[1] The frequency and distribution of dermatologic diseases in HIV infection vary widely. This can be partially […]
Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STI) can broadly be defined as infections that are transmissible through sexual contacts. Many enteric infections may also be grouped under this category because of their faeco-oral route of transmission sometimes associated with sexual activities, such as viral hepatitis A infection. This is called sexually transmissible enteric infection (STEI) and is […]
Introduction Moritz Kaposi initially described the clinical manifestations of classic Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) as a disease with skin lesions and enlarged lymph nodes in 1872. He named it an “idiopathic multiple pigmented sarcoma”. However, the disease really came into the limelight in 1981 when 26 homosexual men in the United States were diagnosed with a […]
