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Oct 26, 2023Open Access
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains underestimated in Africa, and particularly in Benin. Epidemiological data from different countries show a growing prevalence. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic aspects of chronic renal failure at the Departmental University Hospital of Borgou and l’Alibori (CHUD/B-A) in Parakou. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the nephrology department of CHUD/B-A over 6 years from January 1, 2017, to Dece...
Aug 25, 2023Open Access
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) pose a significant burden on public health, affecting millions of individuals worldwide; on average, a typical Ugandan female will have an infection once a month. Understanding their epidemiology is crucial for targeted interventions. This systematic review and meta-analysis sought to synthesize existing literature on urinary tract infections in Uganda, providing a comprehensive overview of its prevalence. On June 24th, 2023 we searched two bibliographic databases...
Apr 20, 2023Open Access
Burkholderia pseudomallei is an unusual causative organism of infective endocarditis. We present a case of Melioidosis mitral valve endocarditis with dissemination to the liver and kidney in a young woman with underlying SLE with lupus nephritis. Despite the delay in reaching a diagnosis, the patient was successfully treated with intravenous Ceftazidime and oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and was discharged well. The identification of the specific aetiologic organism is important for t...
Sep 09, 2022Open Access
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is very little described in tropical environments. It represents the leading cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in young subjects. We report the case of a patient with MS, 31 years old with no particular medical history, progressively presented weakness of the 4 limbs followed by lumbar pain which regressed after 2 months under the effect of symptomatic treatment with corticosteroids. Three months later, he presented with dysarthria and gait disturbance. The n...
Mar 18, 2022Open Access
Hypertension is the commonest cardiovascular disorder due to its role in the causation of coronary heart disease, stroke and other vascular complications. In Tanzania, hypertension is one of major risk factors for cardiovascular mortality and it’s attributed for 10% of all deaths. Increasing prevalence in hypertensions expected due to economic transition, increased population growth, aging behavioural risk factors, such as: unhealthy diet and excessive alcohol consumption. Awareness of hypertens...
Feb 28, 2022Open Access
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting particularly women and is characterized by diverse symptomatology. the main objective of our work is to assess the risk of anxiety and depression and their associated factors in patients with this disease and this is within the framework of a cross-sectional study carried out in the internal medicine department of CHU Hassan II in Fez. Eligible patients were recruited, informed about the study and invited to participate in or...
Jan 07, 2022Open Access
Background: Jatropha curcas belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family and is found in the coastal areas of tropics. The leaves, fruits and seeds of the plant are used for various ailments. Not only there are few reported cases of its poisoning in the paediatric age group but also rarely reported to cause neurological manifestation even in adult population. We present a case of a 5 years old that presented with severe acute neurological manifestation soon after ingestion of the seeds of Jatro...
Dec 10, 2021Open Access
Lithium intoxication-induced myxedema coma, is a rare, life threatening & emergency presentation of severe hypothyroidism, it can be easily misdiagnosed in patients with unknown history of hypothyroidism. Studies have shown that Lithium mechanism on thyroid is that it inhibits synthesis & release of thyroid hormones. This case report describes a 59-year old patient with schizophrenia admitted with lithium intoxication & myxedema crisis. This case emphasizes the fact that severe & dangerous hypot...
Nov 30, 2021Open Access
Liver cirrhosis (LC) is an ultimate phase of chronic liver disease. The infor-mation from the abdominal ultrasound (aUS) is one of complementary biological and clinical tests of LC assessment in the lack of liver biopsy. The aim of this study was to compare levels of diagnostic accuracy of some bio-clinical markers for LC detection using an abdominal ultrasound as a surrogate Gold standard. This was a mixed approach of consecutive patients treated for gut diseases between 1990 and 2004 at Lomo C...
Jul 02, 2021Open Access
In 1886, the German internist Adolph Weil described for the first time a disease caused by the spirochete family of the genus Leptospira spp., causing the infectious disease called leptospirosis or Weil Syndrome in a systemic stage. The disease is transmitted by direct contact with infected animals, which eliminates the bacteria through urine or by contact with the soil and water where they live. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) or hemophagocytic syndrome, is a syndrome caused by immunol...
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