BACKGROUND Hot flushes (HFs) and night sweats are frequent complaints among both peri- and postmenopausal women. Perceived control of this complaint may vary from one population to another. OBJECTIVE To assess perceived control over menopausal HFs and determinant factors among mid-aged Ecuadorian women. METHODS In this cross-sectional study healthy women aged 40-59 years, seeking healthcare...

Background South Africa has one of the highest prevalence of tuberculosis (TB). Addressing awareness among school learners on TB transmission and prevention may assist in reducing the disease burden. Objective We report on factors associated with high-school learners' intentions to seek healthcare for TB. Design A survey testing TB symptoms, transmission, prevention knowledge, and intention to ...

IMPORTANCE The expected duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms (VMS) is important to women making decisions about possible treatments. OBJECTIVES To determine total duration of frequent VMS (≥ 6 days in the previous 2 weeks) (hereafter total VMS duration) during the menopausal transition, to quantify how long frequent VMS persist after the final menstrual period (FMP) (hereafter post-FMP p...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The timing of menopause, perception as well as menopausal symptoms varies between populations and within populations. The main objective of the present study was to assess women's perception and experience regarding menopause, to find out symptoms and mean age of menopause and to study socio-demographic characteristics of menopaused women and to find out its relationsh...

A 25-year-old man presented with abdominal pain. The patient was in his usual state of health until three months prior to admission, when diffuse abdominal pain developed, most severe in the epigastria. He reported a sharp, constant pain usually unrelated to eating. Upper endoscopy was performed several times and revealed no significant finding. Abdominal pain was progressive and fever, night s...

INTRODUCTION Primary angiosarcomas of the aorta are rare and because of their non-specific presentation, the initial diagnosis is often very difficult. REPORT A 66 year old woman, initially suffering from night sweats and general malaise, is presented. A computerized tomography (CT) scan was performed which showed a filling defect of the descending aorta. This defect later caused embolic occl...

OBJECTIVES Hot flushes and night sweats often cause discomfort and may negatively affect sleep and quality of life. Studies have shown that menopausal symptoms, like hot flushes, may persist for up to 20 years after the menopausal transition, but there are no published studies regarding the occurrence of hot flushes among women older than 80 years. The aim of this study is to determine the prev...

Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a rare and aggressive form of peripheral (PTCL). It can present with signs symptoms that have broad differentials, including fevers, night sweats, skin rashes. In this case report, we an interesting young male Nigerian descent recently treated malaria who presented such picture was complicated, due to inconclusive excisional biopsy for lymphoma. He l...

Case Presentation We report on a 27 year old albino woman, who was admitted on the 20th May 2010 to our facility at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital with a left-sided pre-auricular ulcerating mass suspected to be originating from the skin. The mass developed three weeks prior to admission and was progressively growing in size. Three days before admission she also noticed ulceration and discharg...

Delay in commencing treatment in patients diagnosed with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) may promote the spread of PTB in the community. Socio-demographic and clinical data from 169 patients (119 retrospectively and 50 prospectively collected) treated for smear-positive PTB in our hospital Chest Clinic from June 2002 to February 2003 were analysed. One hundred and fifty eight (93.5%...