acute appendicitis is a common occurrence in childhood, but this diagnosis is considered rarely in differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in the neonatal period because its occurrence is very rare in neonates. we report a 20-day- old afghan female baby that was admitted to neonatal intensive care unit, because of irritability and abdominal distension. complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis ...

the mortality associated with secondary peritonitis has been unacceptably high. this is despite improvements in diagnosis and surgical methods. the risk factors affecting outcome have been only partially elucidated the records of 303 patients with the established diagnosis of generalized peritonitis were studied retrospectively for various prognostic factors and their outcomes. the associations...

BACKGROUND: Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with a high rate of tuberculosis and a moderate HIV infection burden. Cutaneous and mucosal fungal infections are reported from Nigeria but there are few reports of serious fungal infections. METHODS: A literature search was done to identify all epidemiology papers reporting fungal infection rates from Nigeria. We used specific populati...

the uterine rupture during pregnancy is a catastrophic condition resulting in both maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. it occurs in nearly 1% of patients with previous cesarean sections. however, uterine rupture at the site of previous iatrogenic perforation which is spontaneously healed or repaired is less reported. we present a 29-year-old woman, gravida 3 para 1, at 20 weeks of g...