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Background: Caesarean section (CS) is one of the commonest major Obstetric surgeries worldwide. Pain control is an integral part of recovery after caesarean section and NSAIDs have been used in combination with opioids for post-operative pain management in recent times. This study was conceived to compare the efficacy of rectal diclofenac and intramuscular diclofenac as an adjunct to intramuscular pentazocine in the...
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Background Pregnancy is often perceived as a joyous and celebratory time, but for most women, it can also be a period of heightened vulnerability. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health challenge that affects millions of pregnant women worldwide, threatening their physical and emotional well-being as well as the health of their unborn child. Aim This study aimed to explore the experience of...
The Human Skin, its Ageing Process and Current Anti-Ageing Cosmeceutical Products
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The skin is the largest, outermost, and one of the most important organs of the human body which acts as a protective barrier enclosing internal organs. Among its many important roles, it acts as a medium through which the body learns about the external environment. Skin ageing, which results from a systematic reduction in the number and size of cells in the layers that make up the skin, is one of the earliest...
Acquired Vulvar Lymphangioma Circumscriptum Managed by Simple Partial Vulvectomy: A Case Report
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Background: Acquired lymphangioma circumscriptum is among the rarest and most benign lymphatic system conditions. The etiology of lymphangioma circumscriptum is unclear Case presentation: a case was presented of a 42-year-old Para 4 woman diagnosed to have acquired lymphangioma circumscriptum following presentation with vulvar swelling for which a simple partial vulvectomy was done Conclusions: The clinical presentation...
Primary Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma mimicking an Ovarian mass- A Biased Clinical Presentation
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Background -Ganglioneuromas are extremely rare benign neural tumor, commonly derived from the ganglia of the sympathetic system, and are composed of mature Schwann cells, ganglion cells, and nerve fibres. They can arise from the base of skull to the pelvis along the paravertebral sympathetic plexus. Case report - We report a case of ganglioneuroma in the retroperitoneal region, mimicking as an ovarian mass. Conclusion- ...
R&D Gaps For Vaccine Rollout In South Africa
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Vaccination has become one of the important medical methods applied to curb the spread or eliminate the spread of diseases over the years. Key benefits of vaccination include saving lives, improving general health and life expectancy, and aiding socio-economic development. South Africa has also introduced many vaccines like HPV, Covid-19 vaccines to combat the spread of major diseases and illnesses in the region, some with...
Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Uropathogens in Northeastern of Iran
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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide. Inappropriate use of antibiotics in hospitalized UTI patients, and the consequent bacterial resistance, imposes high costs on health care settings. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in UTI patients hospitalized in the Ghaem University Hospital, Mashhad, Iran. Cross-sectional study with...
Perception of Nigerian Radiographers on Artificial Intelligence in Radiography Practice
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Background: Current advances in radiography imaging globally necessitate the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Radiography practice in Nigeria but the attitude and knowledge of Radiographers to AI in Nigeria have not been fully documented. The purpose of the study was to access the perception of radiographers on AI in radiography practice in Nigeria. Methods: The cross-sectional prospective research survey was...
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Background: The knowledge, attitude, and practice of the health sciences students are crucial for their future monitoring and reporting of adverse drug events as professional responsibility. Aim: To describe the knowledge, attitude, and practice of graduating medicine and pharmacy students in College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Method: This study was based on a cross-sectional study design. Data were...
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Nigeria continues to record increasing number of persons infected with the coronavirus disease. Within the African region, Nigeria has the second-highest number of infected persons after South Africa, representing 9.95% of the region’s total coronavirus disease cases as at June 1, 2020, despite its strict containment measures. With the fears of a second wave of the coronavirus (the COVID-19 Delta Virus), another lockdown...
Gynecological lesions in Delta State, Nigeria; A hospital-based histopathologic study
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Objective: Gynecologic lesions are largely ignored public health problems. The study seeks to establish the histologic pattern of gynecologic morbidities in Delta State. Patients and method: This is a descriptive retrospective study in Delta State University Teaching Hospital DELSUTH, Nigeria. The age and diagnosis of gynecological lesions diagnosed from 2014-2019 were extracted from the histopathology records, analyzed...
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Background: Escherichia coli are well known to be part of the normal intestinal flora. However, some may be pathogenic hence capable of causing diarrhoea commonly in children under five. To understand the specific pathogenic E.coli, virulence genes had to be investigated, additionally, antibiotic resistance is a growing concern. Objective: To determine the molecular pathotypes of E.coli isolated from diarrheal children...
Factors affecting the Vaccination status of under five children in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
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Background: Immunization is the most cost effective public health intervention geared towards reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. There has been global increase in the rate of immunization coverage with its attendant decline in vaccine preventable deaths. The immunization coverage in developing countries like Nigeria, has however being challenging due to some reasons. Therefore, this study determined the...
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This study intends to describe renal sonographic outcomes in matured patients with HIV/AIDS in Plateau State capital Jos and relate the outcome with proteinuria and the subjects’ CD4 cell count. The 504 subjects were evaluated for renal ultrasound scan, CD4 cell counts and dipstick proteinuria (using Combi 10 Urinalysis strips) were obtained, and their findings recorded. Twenty-four (4.8%) of the patients had abnormal...
Clinicopathologic Pattern of Prostate Diseases in the Northern Sector of Ghana
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Aim: To determine the clinicopathologic pattern of prostatic diseases in patients from the Northern sector of Ghana, with emphasis on prostate cancer (PCa). Methods: The medical records on patients who underwent histological examinations of their prostate at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital from 2008 to 2015 were examined retrospectively. The age, indications for biopsy, histological diagnosis and Gleason grading of...
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Background: Acute coronary syndrome is a spectrum of thrombotic coronary diseases which includes unstable angina, non ST segment elevation and ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Incidence is on the increase worldwide and in Nigeria. Early diagnosis and prompt intervention is of utmost importance. Cardiac Troponin T is an important Biomarker of myocardial ischaemia and levels become elevated in myocardial...
Perforated Meckle’s Diverticulum as a rear cause of adult peritonitis
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Meckel’s diverticulumis one of the commonest congenital malformation in gastrointestinal tract. Perforated meckel’s diverticulitis is the rarest complication of Meckel’s diverticulum. Most of the time it mimics with perforated appendix on presentation and is an incidental finding. Our patient is a 26 years old male presented with clinical features of generalized peritonitis. He was taken to the operation room with...
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