Background: Peripheral neuropathy is a serious complication of diabetes, which has socioeconomic consequences as well as a reduced quality of life. Early neuropathic process recognition and management could alter its course and considerably reduce the associated morbidity and mortality. This study determ...
Introduction :Au Sénégal, le profil épidémiologique en termes de diabète n’est pas clairement établi chez les patients reçus dans les services d’accueil des urgences (SAUs). L’objectif était de déterminer les facteurs associés à la survenue du diabète chez les patients admis dans les SA...
Background: Melanoma is a highly malignant form of skin cancer that exhibits remarkable metabolic adaptability. Melanoma cells exhibit the capacity to adapt to specific conditions of the tumor microenvironment through the utilization of diverse energy sources, thereby facilitating the growth and advancem...
Background: COVID-19 is a global pandemic caused by SARS_COV2. The symptoms of covid-19 include: fever, dyspnea, fatigue, a recent loss of smell and taste, sore throat, cough, and cutaneous lesions. In addition, some skin manifestations were reported to be associated with COVID-19. Methods: The study des...
Background: The tongue is susceptible to a multitude of conditions that can be of developmental, neoplastic, or inflammatory nature, whose occurrence varies globally by age, sex, and ethnicity. The objective of the present study was to determine the incidence of tongue lesions among cases managed in a te...
Schade, Alexander Thomas;
Sabawo, Maureen;
Jaffry, Zahra;
Nyamulani, Nohakhelha;
Mpanga, Chikumbutso Clara;
Ngoie, Leonard Banza;
Metcalfe, Andrew John;
Lalloo, David Graham;
Harrison, William James;
Leather, Andrew;
MacPherson, Peter.
Objective To assess the impact of an open fracture intervention bundle on clinical management and patient outcomes of adults in Malawi with open tibia fractures. Methods We conducted a before-and-after implementation study in Malawi in 2021 and 2022 to assess the impact of an open fracture intervention b...
Objective
To determine if the prevalence of schistosomiasis in children aged 9–12 years is associated with the prevalence in 5–8-year-olds and adults after preventive chemotherapy in schools or the community.
Methods
We combined data from four community-randomized, preventive chemotherapy trials in t...
The sensitivity and specificity of five rapid HIV antibody test kits commonly used in Nigeria were evaluated. The kits were selected based on their high percentage frequency of use as compared to others. A total of 100 EIA HIV-1and RNA HIV-1 positive sera were used as positive gold standard; while 100 EI...
Objectif: Le cancer du sein chez la femme jeune est rare etprésente des caractéristiques épidémiologiques, diagnostiques et pronostiques propres. L’objectif de notre étude est d’évaluerles caractéristiques radiologiques (mammographiques, échographiqueset par résonnancemag...
Dans le monde, le nombre de nouveaux cas de tumeurs encéphaliques était de 14 millions en 2014 avec environ 8 millions de personnes décédées. Objectif: déterminer l’efficacité diagnostique de l’IRM multimodale dans la prise en charge des tumeurs encéphaliques dans notre contexte. ...
