September 2010

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Author(s): Neveen Helmy Aboelsoud

September 2010

Haematological changes and recovery associated with treated and untreated Plasmodium falciparum infection in children in the Mount Cameroon Region

Pre-hospital antimalarial treatment of febrile children remains a significant common practice among individuals in the Mount Cameroon region. To evaluate the effect of routinely administered monotherapy sulphadoxine pyrimethamine (SP), treatment using amodiaquine artesunate (AQAS) combination therapy and untreated malaria on haematological and parasitological parameters, 332 malaria positive subjects were assigned to...

Author(s): Sumbele Irene Ule Ngole, Nkuo-Akenji Theresa, Samje Moses, Ndzeize Thomas, Ngwa Elsy Manka and Titanji V. P. K.

September 2010

Haematological profile of sickle cell anaemia in children with human parvovirus B19 infection in Jos, North Central Nigeria

The recognition and characterization of haematological alterations accompanying viral infections could serve as tools for diagnosis, assist in disease prognosis and improve patient management. This paper aims to evaluate the haematological profile of parvovirus B19 antibody positive sickle cell patients, who are inherently prone to morbidity and mortality from parvovirus infection. A total of 200 sickle cell patients...

Author(s): A. I. Girei, O. O. Alao, D. E. Joseph, D. O. Damulak, J. Orkuma and E. B. Banwat

September 2010

Reactive perforating collagenosis

Reactive perforating collagenosis is a rare cutaneous disorder of unknown etiology. We hereby describe this condition in a 22 year old lady who presented with slowly growing multiple erythematous papulonodular eruptions of size varying between 5-15 mm over the face, neck, trunk and extensor surfaces of the body.   Key words: Reactive perforating collagenosis, multiple erythematous.

Author(s): Deshmukh S. D. , Anand Mani and Gokhale N. R.