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Insights into the clinical profile and comorbidities of factitious disorder in a multispeciality setting in southwest Nigeria: A cases series and review

Babcock Univ. Med. J; 5 (2), 2022
Background: Factitious disorder (FD) is an under-recognized and under-diagnosed mental condition. Healthcare professionals often have challenges to diagnose and treating the disorder. As a result, needless and endless medical resources are recommended to assess and evaluate those affected. FD may present...

Experiences of psychiatric nurses caring for mental healthcare users with a comorbid disorder

Curationis; 45 (1), 2022
Background: Caring for mental healthcare users (MHCUs) with a comorbid disorder of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and schizophrenia has always been challenging and requires expertise, skill, intuition and empathy. Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of...

Co-morbidités, infection a COVID-19 et pathologies chirurgicales. Cas du service de chirurgie viscérale et générale de l’hôpital Souro Sanou de Bobodioulasso (Burkina Faso).
Co-morbidities, covid-19 infection and surgical pathologies. Case of the department of visceral and general surgery of Souro Sanou hospital in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)

Mali méd. (En ligne); 36 (2), 2021
Le Burkina Faso a enregistré son premier cas de Covid-19 le 09 mars 2020 mais c’est au premier avril 2020 que le service de chirurgie générale et viscérale du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sourô SANOU (CHUSS) de Bobo-Dioulasso a enregistré son premier cas de COVID-19 et pathologie chirurgicale...

COVID-19 complications in a small-town hospital in South Africa

S. Afr. med. j. (Online); 111 (11), 2021
South Africa has experienced three deadly waves of the COVID-19 pandemic with devastating consequences, but little is known about the experiences in small-town hospitals in the country. Between May 2020 and June 2021, author GC treated ~100 confirmed COVID-19 cases. This retrospective case series report ...

COVID-19 et maladies auto-immunes dans un centre de traitement des épidémies à Dakar
COVID 19 and autoimmune diseases in an outbreak treatment center in Dakar

Introduction : Les patients présentant une affection systémique ont un risque accru d’infections. Leur prise en charge au cours de la pandémie au COVID19 constitue un défi qui doit prendre en considération plusieurs aspects. Nous rapportons les caractéristiques épidémiologiques, cliniques, et ...

Patterns of cardiovascular risk and disease in HIV-positive adults on anti-retroviral therapy in Mozambique

Introduction: With improved access to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) the focus of HIV treatment is changing to reducing chronic co-morbidities and their effects, but guidelines for HIV care in many African countries do not include screening for cardiac disease. Our study aimed to determine the pattern of ...