Background: Documentations of the effect of treatment on the quality of life of keloid patients are few. This study assessedimprovement in quality-of-lifefollowing keloid treatment. In addition, to assess which of the offered four modalities of treatment improved quality of life more.Methods:Thisquasi-ex...
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...
Type 1 diabetes mellitus(T1DM)is a common autoimmune disorder that often presents in children. In these patients, diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA)is one of the most common and serious acute complications, which isassociated with significant morbidity and mortality. The study aimed to assess the clinical profil...
The treatment of cervical cancer has a good prognosis if diagnosed early. Hence, screening is very vital. The aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of women on cervical cancer and strategies to enhance its screening uptake in the city of Bamenda, Cameroon. Qualitative study was carried out fro...
Brucellosis is a wide spread zoonotic bacterial disease of humans and animals. In humans the disease is recognized commonly as undulant fever, characterized by headache malaise, and arthritis. Brucellosis can occur in any age group, but mainly found in young men between the ages of 20 and 40 years becau...
Background: Essential workers are imperative in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Aim: To assess the prevalence and factors associated with anxiety and depression among essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown.
Setting: This study was set in Ekiti State, Ni...
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has highlighted the scope of heroin dependence and need for evidence-based treatment amongst marginalised people in South Africa. Acute opioid withdrawal management without maintenance therapy carries risks of increased morbidity and mortality. Due to t...
Le but de ce travail était d’appliquer le score d’Alvarado et d’évaluer son intérêt dans la prise en charge des patients suspects d’appendicite aigue. Patients et méthodes : Il s’est agi d’une étude transversale à visée descriptive allant du 1er janvier 2019 au 31 Mars 2021, incluant ...
Le pityriasis versicolor (PV) est une pathologie cutanée fréquemment rencontrée en consultation dermatologique, surtout dans les pays à climat tropical. Une étude épidémio-clinique, s’intéressant aussi aux comorbidités associées et au retentissement de la maladie a été réalisée. Elle a c...
Mastala, Adjine;
Neves, Andrea;
Lumbandali, Norberto;
Cumbane, Basilio;
Matimbe, Rosália;
Massango, Ana;
Mabunda, Eulália;
Matola, Odete;
Sitoe, Nádia;
Mocumbi, Ana.
A COVID-19 é causada por coronavírus descri to pela primeira vez em 2019, designado SARS- -CoV-2,1 e afectou até ao momento milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo, resultando em milhares de óbitos.2 O quadro patológico pode cursar com síndrome respiratória aguda grave. Nos casos sin tomáticos, os do...
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