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Sonographic determination of thyroid gland volume among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in northern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Thyroid disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are interconnected endocrine disorders with a bidirectional relationship. T2DM patients may present with various thyroid abnormalit...
Clinical presentation and management of peripheral‑induce...bular dystonia in Nigeria: A case report and literature update
Oromandibular dystonia (OMD) is a rare focal neurological disorder associated with impaired masticatory function, dysphagia, dysphonia, and involuntary abnormal movements of the mandible of varyi...
Synopsis of clients seen at the Adolescent and Social Paedi...health facility in South‑East Nigeria: A three‑year review
BACKGROUND: The adolescent period is a unique and crucial period of growth and development, in which the child transits from childhood to adulthood. It is characterised by several changes, both p...
Insulin resistance and hypertension among type 2 diabetes subjects in a tertiary institution in South East Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is frequently associated with hypertension (HTN), adding significantly to its overall morbidity and mortality. AIM: This study aimed to investigate the...
Hearing loss among the elderly at a geriatric centre in south‑west Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Aging is an unavoidable process that is connected with several health issues, including presbycusis, a degenerative disease of the cochlear hair cells and central auditory pathways wi...
Blood pressure trend in children with chronic kidney disease in Nigeria, Sub‑Saharan African region
BACKGROUND: Various mechanisms are involved in the development of hypertension in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), some of which are due to the disease process, while some are due to t...
Placenta disposal practices among doctors and nurses in obs...condary and tertiary health facilities in Enugu State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Anecdotal evidence suggests that placentas may be improperly disposed of due to the lack of knowledge of the best approaches. The reason women request for their placenta in Nigeria re...
Genital tuberculosis in a Nigerian woman with primary infertility
We present a 30‑year‑old nullipara with a two‑year history of inability to conceive and a 30‑month history of recurrent lower abdominal pain. Atransvaginal ultrasound scan showed a right ...
Electrocardiographic abnormalities in children with human i...g to the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, South‑east Nigeria
BACKGROUND: With the availability of highly active anti‑retroviral therapy and attendant increased lifespan of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‑infected children, late complications of the ...
Incidence and predictive factors of lower extremity deep‑...ith neurological diseases in a sub‑Saharan tertiary hospital
BACKGROUND: Deep‑vein thrombosis (DVT) is a major cause of morbidity among patients with neurological disease and is implicated in 50%–90% of pulmonary embolisms (PE). AIM: This study aims to...
Prevalence, pattern, and perception of female undergraduate...geria: An evaluation of the national bill on sexual harassment
BACKGROUND: A current national bill on sexual harassment proposes jail terms for failure to investigate and prosecute the offenders of sexual harassment at Nigerian colleges and universities. AIM...
Coronavirus disease outbreak: Assessing the level of prepar...ealthcare facilities in Nigeria: Qualitative research findings
BACKGROUND: The COVID‑19 pandemic has raised serious public health concerns globally. Cases keep increasing across countries: exposing the emergency‑containing capability, level of preparedne...
Zinc levels in HIV‑positive children at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
BACKGROUND: Zinc is an abundant trace element in the body involved in many physiological processes. Its deficiency has been described in HIV‑infected children, especially in advancing illness. ...
Opioid‑free anaesthesia and analgesia in a sickle cell disease patient with extensive orthopaedic soft‑tissue surgery
The provision of anaesthesia through techniques devoid of opioid is referred to as opioid‑free anaesthesia. Both pain crisis in sickle cell (SC) disease and poor postoperative pain care worsens...
Accuracy of American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging R...isation of thyroid nodules: A tertiary hospital study in India
BACKGROUND: Thyroid nodules (TNs) are commonly and frequently encountered in the day‑to‑day clinical practice. Clinical suspicion of malignancy as well as patient anxiety is the frequent reas...
New‑onset idiopathic generalised seizure in a Nigerian teenager with type 1 diabetes mellitus
We described a case of a 19-year-old female with a new onset Idiopathic Generalised seizure and Type 1 Diabetes mellitus(TIDM). Diagnosis of epilepsy is based on at least two unprovoked seizures....
A comparison of the effects of preoperative administration ...tients undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia
BACKGROUND: Proton‑pump inhibitors and histamine‑2‑receptor blockers act by reducing gastric volume and increasing gastric pH. These help to mitigate the effects of aspiration. However, the...
Plexiform neurofibroma presenting as ambiguous genitalia
Plexiform neurofibroma rarely affects the external genitalia and is a rare cause of clitoromegaly. The essential aspect of the management is doing a clitoroplasty with the preservation of glandul...
Cardiovascular health implications of worsening economic indices in Nigeria: A narrative review
Poor economic indices are implicated in adverse health outcomes. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally with more impact in low‑.and middle‑income countries. Despite ...