Pattern and outcome of tetanus in a tertiary health facility in north west nigeria.
CONCLUSION: Tetanus is still a major public health problem in our setting and affects the younger age group with a high case fatality rate. The incidence of tetanus can be reduced drastically by an effective and sustained immunization program.
PMID: 27476226 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal)
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - August 3, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Pattern of antihypertensive therapy among diabetic hyperten- sive patients in zewditu memorial hospital, addis ababa.
CONCLUSION: The pattern of antihypertensive drug therapy in our patients was consistent with the current treatment guidelines. However, the majority of diabetic-hypertensive patients did not reach target blood pressure.
PMID: 27476227 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal)
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - August 3, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Snake bite: case series of patients presented to gondar university hospital, north west ethiopia.
SNAKE BITE: CASE SERIES OF PATIENTS PRESENTED TO GONDAR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, NORTH WEST ETHIOPIA.
Ethiop Med J. 2016 Apr;54(2):83-6
Authors: Mekonnen D, Mitiku T, Tamir Y, Azazh A
Abstract
Snakebite is an important public health challenge. Venomous snake bites cause significant morbidity and mortality if treatment measures, especially antivenom therapy, are delayed. We did a case series of 27 adult patients admitted after snakebite to the medical wards of Gondar University Hospital (GUH) from September 2013 to August 2014. The age range was from 15 to 74 years. The male to female ...
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - August 3, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Subserosal sigmoid lipoma: a case report and review of the literature.
SUBSEROSAL SIGMOID LIPOMA: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.
Ethiop Med J. 2016 Apr;54(2):87-9
Authors: Zemenfes D, Semegnew Z
Abstract
Colonic lipoma is a rare non-epithelial mesenchymal tumour which is the second most common benign tumour of the colon excluding hyper-plastic polyps. It is often small and asymptomatic but may become symptomatic and mimic malignant lesions as the size increases. This is a case report of a 68 year-old female patient who presented with lower abdominal pain, constipation and rectal bleeding of one year duration. Colonoscopy revealed a sessi...
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - August 3, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Kartagener's syndrome: a case report.
KARTAGENER'S SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT.
Ethiop Med J. 2016 Apr;54(2):91-4
Authors: Hailu SS, Amerga ED, Gorfu Y, Zewedneh D
Abstract
Kartagener's syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder that causes a defect in the action of the cilia lining the respiratory tract. Patients usually present with chronic recurrent rhinosinusitis, otitis media, pneumonia, and bronchiectasis caused by Pseudomonas infection. In this case report, we present a 12-year old female with Kartagener's syndrome from Tikur Anbessa Teaching Hospital which to our knowledge is the first of it's kind to...
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - August 3, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Evolution of mycobacterium tuberculosis and implications for vaccine development.
EVOLUTION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR VACCINE DEVELOPMENT.
Ethiop Med J. 2016 Apr;54(2):95-100
Authors: Gagneux S
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a growing public health threat, particularly in the face of the global epidemics of multidrug resistance. Given the limited efficacy of the current TB vaccine and the recent clinical failure of the most advanced new TB vaccine candidate, novel concepts for vaccine design should be explored. Most T cell antigens in the human-adapted Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) are evolutionarily conserved and under stron...
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - August 3, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Sequelae of patients treated for pulmonary tuberculosis in chest clinic, tikur anbessa specialized hospital (tash), addis ababa, ethiopia.
CONCLUSIONS: Fibrosis and bronchiectasis were the most common pulmonary complications of tuberculosis among patients encountered at the TASH chest clinic during the study period. This demonstrates the impact of pulmonary tuberculosis is beyond management of active disease.
PMID: 27182582 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal)
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - May 20, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Hepatitis c virus (hcv) seroprevalence, antigenaemia and associated risk factors among pregnant women in nigeria.
CONCLUSION: HCV core antigenaemia is high among pregnant women who have antibodies to HCV in our environment and this signifies an active hepatitis C virus infection.
PMID: 27182583 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal)
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - May 20, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Perception of final year medical students about objective structured clinical examination in the department of general surgery.
CONCLUSIONS: Most of the students favored the OSCE compared to conventional exam styles. Though the study should be confirmed. and extended in other settings, we recommend OSCE to be the main exam type for clinical year surgery examinations.
PMID: 27182584 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal)
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - May 20, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Bacteriology and risk factors of bacterial keratitis in jimma, southwest ethiopia.
CONCLUSIONS: Corneal trauma was the most common risk factor for bacterial keratitis followed by blepharitis. Bacteriological analysis of corneal scrapings also revealed that P. aeruginosa was the most common isolate followed by S. aureus; the antibiotic with the highest susceptibility was ciprofloxacin. As drug resistance among bacterial pathogens is an evolving process, routine surveillance and monitoring studies should be conducted to provide an update and most effective empirical treatment for bacterial keratitis.
PMID: 27182585 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal)
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - May 20, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Patterns of ultrasound findings in abdominal lymphoma patients at tikur anbessa specialized hospital, addis ababa, ethiopia.
CONCLUSION: Our study emphasizes the continued role of US for lymphoma patients. The US findings and pattern of organ involvement was found to be comparable with previous studies.
PMID: 27182586 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal)
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - May 20, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Foreign body induced tracheoesophageal fistula in a pediatric patient with a misdiagnosis: case report and review of literature.
FOREIGN BODY INDUCED TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT WITH A MISDIAGNOSIS: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE.
Ethiop Med J. 2015 Oct;53(4):209-13
Authors: Tadesse A, Befekadu M, Getachew H, Bezabih A, Derbew M
Abstract
Acquired tracheoesophageal fistulae can be diagnosed clinically by features such as cough elicited by swallowing but symptoms can be mild. Here, we report a case of a foreign body induced trachea-esophageal fistula in a 2 year and 6 months old male child with a chronic cough who had long been misdiagnosed and mismanaged.
PMID: 27182587 [Pu...
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - May 20, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Dyskeratosis congenita in two ethiopian brothers.
DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA IN TWO ETHIOPIAN BROTHERS.
Ethiop Med J. 2015 Oct;53(4):215-21
Authors: Gebremedhin A, Bekele A
Abstract
Dyskeratosis congenita (DKC) is a rare, progressive bone marrow failure syndrome that is characterized by the triad of reticulated skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy and oral leukoplakia. Current evidence indicates that DKC is a disease of defective telomere maintenance, ribosome deficiency and protein synthesis dysfunction. Mortality is often associated with bone marrow failure (BMF), development of malignancy and other multisystem complications of the di...
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - May 20, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Improving quality of the ethiopian medical journal: current challenges to changing the tide.
IMPROVING QUALITY OF THE ETHIOPIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL: CURRENT CHALLENGES TO CHANGING THE TIDE.
Ethiop Med J. 2016 Jan;54(1):2 p preceding table of contents
Authors: Lulseged S
PMID: 27191023 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal)
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - May 20, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Common genotypes and treatment outcomes of hcv infection among ethiopian patients: a prospective study.
CONCLUSION: This study indicates that genotype 4 is the prevalent HCV genotype followed by 1, 2, and 3 among Ethiopian patients. Treatment with interferon and ribavirin was well tolerated and provided a very good response.
PMID: 27191024 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal)
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - May 20, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
