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Trichobezoars are intraluminal accretions of ingested hair. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare and extreme presentation, with the trichobezoar extending into the small intestine. It is most frequently reported in children and psychiatric patients. We report a South African series of 5 patients who
To examine the frequency of community acquired bacteraemia in children in Kigali, Rwanda, blood cultures were obtained from 900 consecutive febrile children (T degrees greater than or equal to 39 degrees C) seen at an outpatient clinic over the course of a year. A pathogen was isolated from 112
OBJECTIVE
We sought to identify contributors to unstable anticoagulation in African Americans.
METHODS
Sixty African Americans on warfarin were enrolled. Cytochrome P450 2C9 and vitamin K epoxide reductase genotypes and vitamin K intake were assessed, and clinical and dietary data during the 12
The relationship between common medicinal plants and major health problems in Africa, specifically Mozambique, is presented here. Emphasis is given to plant species largely used to solve or slow down diarrhoea, malaria, respiratory, and sexual complaints. These diseases, together with malnutrition/
Two siblings who were repeatedly admitted to hospital with acute episodes of vomiting, dehydration and coma were found to be suffering from isovaleric acidaemia. This condition is a rare inherited abnormality of leucine metabolism, which is frequently fatal in the early weeks of life and leads to
BACKGROUND
Trichobezoars are intraluminal accretions of ingested hair. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare and extreme presentation with extension down through into the small intestine. Most frequently reported in children and psychiatric patients, we report on an African series of five
On November 15, 2018, Fexinidazole Winthrop received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) (under Article 58) for treatment of first-stage (hemolymphatic) and second-stage (meningoencephalitic) human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma gambiense (gHAT) in adults and
Eflornithine is the only new molecule registered for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis over the last 50 years. It is the drug used mainly as a back-up for melarsoprol refractory Trypanosoma brucei gambiense cases. The most commonly used dosage regimen for the treatment of T. b.
BACKGROUND
Preexposure prophylaxis with antiretroviral drugs has been effective in the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in some trials but not in others.
METHODS
In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we assigned 2120 HIV-negative women in Kenya, South
Lassa fever is an acute viral zoonotic illness caused by Lassa virus, an arenavirus known to be responsible for a severe haemorrhagic fever characterised by fever, muscle aches, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and, chest and abdominal pain. The virus exhibits persistent, asymptomatic infection with
A case of weight loss from food avoidance and vomiting in a young Ethiopian torture victim is described, and possible aetiological factors discussed.
Transferase galactosaemia is an autosomal recessively inherited disorder caused by a deficiency of galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT). Manifestations include jaundice, vomiting, cataracts, mental retardation, speech abnormalities and poor growth. The GALT gene has been mapped and