BACKGROUND: Many reports have described endocrine and metabolic disorders in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection . This article reviewed various reports in the literature in order to increase the awareness and thus the need for early intervention when necessary. DATA SOURCE: Data were obtained from MEDLINE, Google search and other journals on ‘HIV, Endocrinopathies/Metabolic Disord...

BACKGROUND: Emergency attendance and mortality which are reliable indicators of quality of care, have been of concern to many health institutions. Different models are being proposed to improve emergency outcomes in different parts of the world. A model to separate a single emergency Unit into multiple emergency units has been tried in Ghana. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to find th...

Departments of *Paediatrics and †Microbiology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, P.M.B.1459, Ilorin, Nigeria. Correspondence: Dr.O.T.Adedoyin, P.O.Box 6292, Ilorin, E-mail; [email protected] Phone; 0803 549 1520 Abbreviations: AGN, Acute Glomerulonephritis; NS, Nephrotic Syndrome; UTI, Urinary Tract Infection. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The occurrence of urinary tract infection (UTI) in chil...

Over the years, the African continent has had to battle several outbreaks of infectious diseases in different countries. Some of the most deadly were the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks that occurred in West Africa between 2014 and 2016 affecting Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone and, more recently, from 2018 to 2020 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the era of the COVID-19 pand...

†Departments of Paediatrics, ‡Medicine, §Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria. *Correspondence: E. N. Ekure, Departments of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria. Email addresses: ENE: [email protected] CAN: [email protected] JNA: [email protected] AM: [email protected] JO: [email protected] Abbreviations: CHF, Congestive...

BACKGROUND: Children are dependent on parents/care givers for the quality of health care services received and in developing countries, where they are not protected against child abuse; many die as a result of denial of appropriate treatment. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the causes, spectrum and effects of abuse/neglect on surgical children. METHODS: Analysis of cases...

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Paediatric neurological disorders constitute a major cause of disability in childhood. Children in the developing countries are disproportionately affected and in addition face the added burden of poverty, inadequate health facilities, stigmatisation and lack of facilities for rehabilitative care. OBJECTIVE: To describe the spectrum of neurological disorders seen among Nige...

Tamale Teaching/Regional Hospital *Correspondence: Felix-Val Kwaku Titty, Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies P.O. Box 1350, Tamale, Ghana. Email: valtitfkt @ yahoo.com ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Poor glycaemic control, dyslipidaemia and metabolic syndrome are all risk factors for cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE: To determin...

Taxonomic notes: The African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) exhibits substantial morphological variability (Skinner & Chimimba 2005), resulting in controversies regarding the recognition of the various subspecies (Smitz et al. 2013). Recent evidence supports the separation of two distinct groups, corresponding to a West and Central African group and an East and Southern African group (Smitz et al. 2...

The evolutionary history of a species is key for understanding the taxonomy and for the design of effective management strategies for species conservation. The knowledge about the phylogenetic position of the lion (Panthera leo) in West/Central Africa is largely based on mitochondrial markers. Previous studies using mtDNA only have shown this region to hold a distinct evolutionary lineage. In a...