Background: Nigeria's public health system faces a multifaceted workforce crisis characterized by accelerating emigration of health professionals, an aging workforce approaching retirement, and chroni

Introduction: Pediatric metabolic screening is governed by a weight-centric dualism that prioritizes obesity while overlooking cardiometabolic risks in undernutrition. While obesity-related dyslipidem

Objective: To assess the clinical usage, prescribing patterns, and cost-effectiveness of recombinant human erythropoietin (RhEPO) across different departments in a tertiary care setting. Design: Retro

Background: Peripheral neuropathy is a prominent neurologic complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet it often remains subclinical and underdiagnosed in routine clinical practice. This study a

Introduction: Cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) represents a significant health burden globally, particularly in South Africa. Profession delay, the interval from symptom recognition to c

Background: Obesity is considered a chronic, relapsing disorder with considerable cardiometabolic complications, which is increasingly burdensome on both global and national levels. One of the most po

Objective: This study assesses the socio-demographic profile, dietary intake (calorie and protein adequacy), dietary diversity, and food consumption patterns among Chronic Kidney Disease patients on d

Introduction: Hearing loss may result from myringosclerosis and chronic tubotympanic otitis media. One frequent surgical method used to treat this issue is tympanoplasty. The purpose of this research

Background: Kaposi’s sarcoma is an HIV-associated vascular neoplasm that can cause significant morbidity through cutaneous, lymphatic, and soft tissue involvement. Case presentation: A 51-year-old HIV

Breast tumours are abnormal growths in breast tissue. They can be benign or malignant. Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer that leads to death globally. In Sudan, it is the most com

Background: Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening opportunistic fungal infection predominantly affecting individuals with advanced HIV infection. In tuberculosis (TB)-endemic countries, pulmonary and d

Objective: To describe a diagnostically challenging case of metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma presenting as chronic pulmonary infection, resulting in prolonged diagnostic delay. Design: Single

Schwannomas are common benign growths of the nerve sheath, but their appearance in the sciatic nerve is uncommon, representing less than 1% of all cases. This report details a 33-year-old female prese

Objectives: To describe and grade the histopathological changes observed in gastric mucosal biopsies positive for Helicobacter pylori infection. Methods: Descriptive study analyzed 78 gastric mucosal

Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a multifaceted autoimmune disease marked by chronic immune complex formation, leading to diverse clinical manifestations and multi-organ involvement.