Decreased prevalence and severity of asthma symptoms among adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria, 1995-2018.

Phases I and III of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) documented increased asthma symptoms among Nigerian 13-14-year old adolescents. We investigated the trend further using the Global Asthma Network (GAN) surveillance. Using ISAAC methodology, GAN Phase I data on symptoms and risk factors for asthma and asthma management were obtained from February to July 2018.

Infant Care Practices at Home in the First Weeks of Life in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria.

Background: The World Health Organization recommends essential newborn care, which includes components that should be provided at home and in the community, to improve newborn outcomes. This study was carried out to assess infant care practices at home in the first week of life and how they conform to the provisions of essential newborn care.

Methods: A total of 678 mothers who delivered their babies at Adeoyo Maternity Hospital, Ibadan were visited at home between the 8th and 10th days of delivery.

Delayed presentation of transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum in an 8-week-old male infant at University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Transposition of the great arteries is a rare type of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) which commonly presents in the neonatal period and requires early diagnosis and intervention if the infant is to witness his/her first birthday. Here, we report a case of an 8-week-old term male infant who presented with a 2-day history of cough, breathlessness and cyanosis. Echocardiography confirmed dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and patent foramen ovale (PFO).

BILATERAL GANGLIONIC HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE COMPLICATING SUSPECTED MENINGOCOCCAEMIA: A CASE REPORT.

Haemorrhagic stroke in pyogenic meningitis is a rare complication accounting for about 2% of all complications1,2. It often results from disseminated intravascular coagulation, which is a complication of bacterial meningitis and portends a poor prognosis. A superimposed intracranial haemorrhage, although extremely rare, is associated with high mortality rate.

Transcranial Doppler screening in Nigerian children with sickle cell disease: A 10-year longitudinal study on the SPPIBA cohort.

Background: Primary stroke prevention programmes for children with sickle cell disease (SCD) have been shown to be feasible interventions in resource-poor countries. Different hydroxyurea (HU) regimens have been utilised in ameliorating the severity of SCD.

Objective: To determine the long-term outcomes of the stroke prevention programme for children with SCD in Ibadan (SPPIBA), Nigeria.