Childhood vesiculobulous disorder (toxic epidermal necrolysis) in a resource constrained setting.

We report a case of childhood vesiculobulous disorder of the severity of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis(TEN) in a 4 year ten month old female child resulting from caregiver prescribed medication. She is one of 4 children of a non consanguineous marriage with no family history of similar adverse drug reactions. She was initially managed in a private hospital before referral to our centre where we observed constraints of funds and crisis of confidence on the part of the parents.

Comparative outcome of overhead and total body phototherapy for treatment of severe neonatal jaundice in Nigeria.

: In Nigeria, neonatal jaundice is commonly treated by overhead phototherapy with neonates lying supine, often with effective exposure of less than one half of the body surface. Total body exposure in phototherapy has been in use for less than 2 years in Nigeria, but is available in only five neonatal centres.: To compare the effectiveness of total body exposure (TBPE) with the conventional partial exposure (COPT) for treatment of hyperbilirubinaemia.

Perception and utilization of insecticide-treated mosquito net among caregivers of children in Abakaliki, Nigeria.

Background: Malaria contributes significantly to under-5 morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan African countries including Nigeria. The rollback malaria (RBM) initiative and millennium developmental goal 6 are the programs targeted at reduction in malaria burden. The target year here is 2015; it would be needful to determine the impact of these programs on lives of at-risk population.

Hyperglycaemic Emergencies in a Tertiary Health Facility in South-Eastern Nigeria.

Background: Patterns of hyperglycaemic emergencies (HE) include diabetic ketoacidosis, (DKA), hyperglycaemic hypero-smolar state, (HHS), normo-osmolar non-ketotic hyper-glycaemic state, (NONKHS), or the mixed/indeterminate form. Certain factors are predictive of adverse HE outcome. There is a paucity of literature on the patterns and poor prognostic factors of HE in the South East (SE) region of Nigeria, hence, the need for this study.

Diabetic ketoacidosis in a 9 month old child and the journey to 4 years.

We report a case of diabetes mellitus in a 9-month-old male, a product of a non-consanguinous marriage with no family history of diabetes mellitus. He presented initially with ketoacidosis in our emergency room and recovered from coma after 48 hours but was discharged after 14 days. He is now 4 years old and doing well and caregivers are coping even with the challenges of caring for a very young diabetic child.