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Jul 03, 2024Open Access
Severe malaria is a major cause of mortality among children when not di-agnosed and treated at an early stage. It is classified as a medical emergency. In this study, the urinalysis was done using the dipstick method on 82 (50%) children with severe malaria and another 82 (50%) without severe malaria, serving as controls. Data collated during the study were analyzed using chi-square and p-value with the aid of SPSS 23 software. The study shows that the urine pH and specific gravity were normal i...
May 27, 2024Open Access
Aim: This study aimed to determine the risk factors for stroke in children hospitalized at the Kamenge University Hospital Center for a motor deficit of the limbs. Patients and methods: This was a descriptive and retrospective study conducted from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2019 in the Department of Pediatrics at the Kamenge University Hospital Center. All records of children under 15 years who were hospitalized for a motor deficit of the limbs, isolated or...
May 24, 2024Open Access
Background: Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a group of rare diseases resulting in most cases from a dysfunction of nucleotide excision repair (NER). It is characterized by extreme hypersensitivity to ultraviolet rays and predisposes to malignant skin tumors that can appear as early as childhood. XP is rarely associated with internal neoplasms such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Case Report: A 5-year-old Moroccan Girl, a xeroderma pigmentosum patient, was diagnos...
Apr 17, 2024Open Access
Fibrosarcoma (FS) is a rare, highly aggressive tumor that results from pathological changes in spindle-shaped fibroblasts that divide at an extremely rapid rate. Typically, it manifests as a painless mass usually in the upper and lower extremities, with varying symptoms based on its location and size. Diagnosis of spindle-shaped FS tumor is nearly often one of exceptions due to it is rarity and variability. As a consequence, misdiagnosis of similar tumor types is prevalent and often leading to a...
Apr 17, 2024Open Access
Coracoid process fractures are unusual injuries especially in children. They are frequently associated with additional injuries of shoulder girdle. We report a rare case of fracture of the base of coracoid process associated with a fracture of distal end of the clavicle in an immature skeleton. The diagnosis was confirmed by CT-scan. The fractures were treated by open reduction and internal fixation. Functional outcomes were good. .
The clinical signs of coracoid fracture are not specific and f...
Apr 11, 2024Open Access
Osteosarcoma, the most prevalent primary malignant bone tumor in children, presents significant challenges in treatment, particularly in cases of recurrence or refractory disease. This retrospective study explores the efficacy and safety of gemcitabine-docetaxel (GD) combination therapy as second-line or later treatment in adult patients with advanced bone sarcomas. Twenty-two patients received GD, with 64% showing overall disease control. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 5 months, and...
Mar 20, 2024Open Access
Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) is relatively rare in children, but can lead to sig-nificant morbidity and mortality. Focal neurological signs occur in three-quarters of patients, with hemiplegia are the most common for the di-agnosis. A case report describes, 10-year-old girl who presented to the emer-gency department (ED) of our neurological center in Dhamar city 100 km south to Sana’a capital city of Yemen, with the diagnosis of an acute ischemic stroke clinically and documented before and after ...
Dec 20, 2023Open Access
Introduction: Patent ductus arteriosus is a common congenital heart defect. PDA accounts for 10% - 22% of CHD in various studies conducted in Nigeria. The addition of the paediatric cardiology sub-specialty unit at Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta was in 2013, and the centre began surgical PDA ligation in 2019. The general aim is to describe the prevalence, demographics and 10-year trend of PDA cases and our experience as a recent provider of surgical PDA ligation. The study set out to describe t...
Nov 24, 2023Open Access
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) kills more under-five (U-5) children in Sub-Saharan Africa than in any other part of the world. Co-existing myocarditis and congestive cardiac failure (CCF) in the setting of CAP could play a crucial role in determining the disease outcome. The aim of the study was to evaluate myocarditis in U-5 children with CAP in the emergency room setting using cardiac troponin-T (cTnT) and electrocardiography (ECG). A hospital based cross-sectional study involving 76 child...
Oct 30, 2023Open Access
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy represent the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with mortality in newborns of hypertensive mothers. This is a prospective descriptive study with analytical aims, which collected 89 newborns of hypertensive mothers in the obstetric gynecology and neonatology departments of Panzi GRH from February 20, 2021 to May 20, 2022. Blood sampling from the umbilica...
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