18 research outputs found
Do not forget tuberculous meningitis
No full textTuberculous meningitis (TBM) is relatively uncommon compared with other types of meningitis and so it is easy to forget to consider it as an explanation for a patient’s presenting problem. If untreated TBM is fatal in most cases.
Who is at risk?
Children under aged 5 years,
The elderly,
HIV infected patients (in these patients TBM may be caused by an “atypical” mycobacterium especially Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare),
Alcoholics,
Diabetes mellitus,
Patients with head trauma and
Those on steroid therapy
Back-to-basics. Cough: causes and diagnosis
No full textCough is a common complaint and may be a feature of serious underlying disease. A working knowledge of the mechanisms and differential diagnoses is crucial. A carefully taken clinical history followed by a thorough physical examination will often lead to a correct conclusion and confirmatory investigations and in turn to appropriate management
Non-severe pneumonia in childhood: guidelines for management in first-level health facilities
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Poisoning with organophosphates
No full textIn a recent article in this journal [1] I discussed the question of poisoning in South Sudan in an attempt to generate information about the size of the problem. As I pointed out from my experience in Uganda I was concerned about the occurrence of, and mortality from, poisoning with organophosphates. Seventy-one cases of poisoning from organophosphates were reported from forty hospitals and health centres over a six months’ period with a 27% mortality. No other agent was associated with a death in this serie
