abstract：:An unlinked anonymous testing for HIV infection among consecutive paediatric admissions at Cama and Albless Hospital, Mumbai, was performed in 1998-99 and again in 2003-04. The seroprevalence declined from 5.5% (24/535) to 2.2% (10/447). Greater awareness, enhanced antenatal detection and measures taken to prevent mot...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Daga SR,Verma B,Gosavi DV,Kapse V,Shinde N

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in a rural Nigerian community. Using the modified Wellcome Classification, the prevalence of protein energy malnutrition (PEM) was 20.5%. The prevalence of underweight, wasting and stunting were 23.1%t, 9% and 26.7%, respectively. The low prevalenc...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Senbanjo IO,Adeodu OO,Adejuyigbe EA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An atypical presentation of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis is reported to highlight the importance of suspecting dermatosis in patients from areas endemic for kala-azar. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Ramesh V,Kumar J,Salotra P

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of HIV-1 infection on the survival of patients with haematological cancers in Yaoundeé, Cameroon, was examined. The prevalence of HIV-1 was 26.2% among 172 patients, predominantly lymphoid malignancies. At the time of analysis, 75% of patients had died giving an incidence rate of 0.05 deaths per year and a ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Mbanya DN,Minkoulou EM,Fezeu L,Kaptue L

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer is an important health problem in developing countries. Most women present with advanced disease, resulting in low cure rates. Screening by Visual Inspection with the Aid of Acetic Acid and optionally HPV DNA detection as a second test is technically feasible. However, the majority of women appear to b...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Ansink AC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study of 40 women, mean corpuscular volume (MCV) values in second and third trimesters were compared between women who were iron deficient and those who were iron replete. There was no difference in the two groups. Hence reduced MCV seen in iron deficiency anaemia cannot be relied upon as an effective...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Mukhopadhyay A,Bhatla N,Kriplani A,Saxena R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the prevalence of blindness and its causes among those aged 50 years and above in rural Karnataka. A total of 1505 people aged 50 years and above from 15 villages were examined. The participants were selected through a house-to-house survey by the cluster sampling method. Visual acuity was tested using a m...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Chandrashekhar TS,Bhat HV,Pai RP,Nair SK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing number of patients presenting with severe anaemia and who invariably receive blood transfusion is of concern. This retrospective study reports the pattern of presentation and the outcome of management of patients who were transfused in the Emergency Paediatric Unit of Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, bet...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Nwolisa CE,Owoeye OO,Anyanwu C,Diogu C,Okeahialiam TC

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodevelopmental abilities of 33 very-low-birthweight (VLBW) Trinidadian children and randomly selected matched pairs of classmates who were of normal birth weight were tested in 1998 at ages 68-88 months, using the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities. The 1 min Apgar score was significantly lower in the VLBW ch...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Ali Z,Ramcharan J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of all cancer patients, 28% had gastrointestinal parasites of medical importance. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Robinson AJ,Katongole-Mbidde E

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This was a prospective study to determine the success rate of myringoplasty in a low-resource setting. Myringoplasty was performed on 85 patients and follow-up done for 6 months in order to determine the incidence of closure of the repaired tympanic membrane. The eardrum closure rate at 3 months was 88% and at 6 month...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Makaya IK

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common form of skin cancer and frequently arises in the sun-exposed skin of middle-aged and elderly individuals. We retrospectively reviewed 443 patients managed for SCC (cutaneous and non-cutaneous) in our hospital from January 1979 to December 2002. The age distributi...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Adigun IA,Buhari MO,Ayorinde RO

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical observation shows that most of the patients with pleural effusion of undetermined aetiology in a Nigerian teaching hospital receive antiTB drug trials. This observation prompted the authors to evaluate the role of percutaneous needle pleural biopsy as a diagnostic tool in effusions of uncertain aetiology. Thi...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Ezemba N,Eze JC,Anyanwu CH

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disclosure of HIV serostatus is a difficult emotional task creating opportunity for both support and rejection. In this study, we evaluated the rate, patterns and barriers to HIV serostatus disclosure. A pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire from 187 HIV infected people residing in a resource-limited s...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Akani CI,Erhabor O

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a common-source outbreak of anthrax. The source of infection was the carcass of a cow. Three patients developed anthrax, which affects meninx, skin and larynx. The patient with meningitis died. In all, 20 people who contacted or ate the cooked meat of the dead cow were given prophylactic tetracycline and rem...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Leblebicioglu H,Turan D,Eroglu C,Esen S,Sunbul M,Bostanci F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is the main complaint of patients presenting as surgical emergencies. However, preoperative analgesia has not been studied in developing countries. The adequacy of preoperative analgesia in 106 consecutive acute surgical cases admitted to the Accident and Emergency Department of The University College Hospital, I...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Aisuodionoe-Shadrach OI,Olapade-Olaopa EO,Soyannwo OA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-controlled study of the prevalence of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in 120 patients with tubal infertility (study group) and 120 clients of the family planning clinic (control group) attending the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria in northern Nigeria is reported. The prevalence was 38.3...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Tukur J,Shittu SO,Abdul AM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the practices of traditional tooth extraction and highlight the complications. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Ellis J,Arubaku W

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a retrospective case series of 233 spinal injury patients admitted to the orthopaedic ward of BPKIHS from May 1997 to April 2001. The inpatient records were analysed. In all, 40.3% of spinal injuries resulted from falls from trees while cutting leaves for fodder, and 27.9% resulted from falls from first/second...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Lakhey S,Jha N,Shrestha BP,Niraula S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrotic syndrome patients on long-term steroids face the risk of having heavy uncomplicated strongyloidiasis or death from its extreme form, the strongyloides hyperinfection. The risk can be minimized if we eradicate the parasite first. We compare a once daily and twice daily albendazole regimen in preventing this p...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Leang B,Lynen L,Schrooten W,Hines J

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectopic pregnancy still remains a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in the first trimester of pregnancy and also a significant cause of reproductive failure in Nigeria. A descriptive review of 211 consecutive cases of ectopic gestation over an 11-year period was undertaken. Ectopic pregnancy constitute...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Igberase GO,Ebeigbe PN,Igbekoyi OF,Ajufoh BI

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the role of the Mini Mental State examination (MMSE) in detecting cognitive impairment in Nigerian epileptics. The performance of 65 epileptics on the MMSE was compared with that in 65 age- and education-matched controls. There were significantly more epileptics than controls with cognitive dysfunc...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Imam I,Ogunniyi A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteomalacia is most commonly seen in the remoter northern regions (Kohistan District) of Hazara District, Pakistan. Low serum calcium is common, as is tetany, but not universal. A 2% prevalence was found retrospectively in all obstetric patients from 1978--1985. Overall, there was a 12% caesarean section rate (61/ann...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Herm FB,Killguss H,Stewart AG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients (34 limbs) with compressive peroneal neuropathy induced by prolonged squatting of more than 5 h during harvesting season were treated conservatively and followed-up to an average of 28.2 months. A marked preponderance of involvement of the left side was noticed. We attribute this to the intermittent ex...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Sangwan SS,Marya KM,Kundu ZS,Yadav V,Devgan A,Siwach RC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Priapism, prolonged painful erection of the penis, is a urological emergency. Untreated, the patient can end up with impotence. Various methods have been described for its treatment but the initial management remains conservative. This study presents our experience with the use of sedation followed by an ice-cold sali...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Bansal AR,Godara R,Garg P

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-typhoidal salmonella (NTS) infections are severe, invasive and recurrent in the HIV-infected adult, and NTS are the commonest cause of hospital admission with bacteraemia in sub-Saharan Africa. NTS bacteraemia typically presents in patients with HIV/AIDS once the CD4 count falls below 200 cells/microL. In-patient ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Kankwatira AM,Mwafulirwa GA,Gordon MA

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the maternal and neonatal profile and outcome of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) babies at the level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Delhi. Case records of ELBW inborn babies delivered between August 2000 and August 2001 were analysed by using a pre-set proforma. A total of 52 ELBW babies were ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Sehgal A,Telang S,Passah SM,Jyothi MC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data are available on the stroke subtypes in Tanzania and sub-Saharan Africa. The present study was aimed at determining retrospectively the pattern of confirmed strokes in all patients in our hospital who had been given a computerized tomography (CT) brain scan during the study period (April 2001 to May 2002)...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Matuja W,Janabi M,Kazema R,Mashuke D

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utilization rate of available donor corneas is very low almost everywhere. The present work was undertaken to study the rate of acceptability of donor corneas in a city eye bank in India. Donor eyes were evaluated under slit lamp examination and tissue quality was categorized as: very good; good; fair; and poor fo...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Raychaudhuri A,Raychaudhuri M,Banerjee AR

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-year (1997-1999) prospective study was carried out to evaluate the possible role of traditional healers (THs) in the spread of HIV/AIDS in south eastern Nigeria. Their patients' knowledge of HIV infection was also ascertained during the review period. Four contiguous states in south eastern Nigeria with high preva...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Peters EJ,Immananagha KK,Essien OE,Ekott JU

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of smoking among house physicians working at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan. Sixty-four (32%) of the 200 house physicians were smokers; 50% (36) had started smoking in their twenties and 44% (28) in their teens. Seventy-five per cent (48...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Piryani RM,Rizvi N

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and sixty-six presumed brucellosis patients were included in the study. These patients were classified as primary (91), relapse (18) and suspected (57) cases according to their clinical presentations, and serologic and microbiologic test results. Primary and relapse cases were evaluated retrospectively acc...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Tasbakan MI,Yamazhan T,Gökengin D,Arda B,Sertpolat M,Ulusoy S,Ertem E,Demir S

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microscopic examination of a wet mount of the stool has been the standard practice for the laboratory diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections. Here we describe a novel method of stool microscopy of 80 stool samples, 31 (38.75%) were positive by the new thick stool smear wet mount method, whereas the corresponding...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Parija SC,Bhattacharya S,Padhan P

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheostomy can prevent many deaths in otherwise fatal airway diseases and problems but has numerous complications that are mostly avoidable if the procedure is carefully performed together with strict postoperative management. This is a retrospective review of tracheostomy complications over a 10 year period (1991-2...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Onakoya PA,Nwaorgu OG,Adebusoye LA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this preliminary study was to evaluate the usefulness of the intradermal smear test in the diagnosis of malaria. One hundred cases of suspected malaria (having received no prior antimalarials) were investigated. Both peripheral blood film (PBF) and intradermal smears (IDS) were simultaneously prepared...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Singh H,Sen R,Singh S,Siwach SB,Jagdish,Singh RM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The strategy of integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) aims at improving the skills of first level health workers and consequently, improving the survival chances of children. The guidelines have been shown to be cost-effective. We aimed to determine the potential impact of using IMCI guidelines on drug tre...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Wammanda RD,Ejembi CL,Iorliam T

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An e-mail link with the facility to send high-resolution digital images is a cheap and uncomplicated telemedicine method. The Swinfen Charitable Trust helped establish such a link in Patan Hospital Kathmandu, Nepal in March 2000. Over 12 months using this link 42 telemedicine referrals were sent to specialists through...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Graham LE,Zimmerman M,Vassallo DJ,Patterson V,Swinfen P,Swinfen R,Wootton R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little information on a country-wide basis in sub-Saharan Africa about how the diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is made. A country-wide cross-sectional study was carried out in 40 non-private hospitals in Malawi which register and treat (TB) patients in order to assess diagnostic practices in ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Harries AD,Hargreaves NJ,Kwanjana JH,Salaniponi FM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to compare self-care and perceived educational needs in adult Tanzanian and Swedish diabetic patients. One hundred and fifty Tanzanians were matched with Swedes (n=150). All 300 patients filled in questionnaires about their self-care and educational needs. The comparison indicated the Tanzanians were almos...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Smide B,Ekman L,Wikblad K

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken on 500 children under the age of 5 years belonging to a low income group. All were attending the paediatrics outpatient department of a large teaching hospital in New Delhi, India. Only 25% were found to have received complete primary immunization as per the National Immunization Schedule (bacil...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Mathew JL,Babbar H,Yadav S

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00