Publications by authors named "Adekoya Adesola Olubunmi"
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Vitamin D, Calcium and Phosphate Deficiency among Apparently Healthy Children Aged 6-24 Months in a Semi-urban Community in Southwest, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J
July 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study examined the prevalence of deficiencies in calcium, phosphate, and Vitamin D in 220 Nigerian children aged 6-24 months, highlighting the importance of these nutrients for bone health and childhood illness prevention.
- - Results showed that 5% of children had low Vitamin D levels, 10.5% had low calcium, and 5.5% had low phosphate, with low milk consumption and wearing a hijab linked to Vitamin D deficiency, while malnutrition was tied to low calcium levels.
- - Overall, hypocalcaemia was found to be more prevalent compared to other deficiencies, indicating that malnourished children, especially those who are overnourished, should be regularly checked for low calcium levels.
Introduction: atherosclerosis develops insidiously, offering time and opportunities for early detection. Screening for subclinical atherosclerosis via structural wall changes and flow velocities among apparently healthy adults using carotid ultrasonography may help its early detection, offer timely intervention and reduce morbidity and mortality.
Methods: a cross-sectional study of 100 participants with a mean age of 56.
Introduction: exchange blood transfusion (EBT) is a form of massive transfusion useful in rapidly reducing serum bilirubin levels, but serum bilirubin levels frequently rebound within hours of completing the procedure, due to equilibration of extravascular bilirubin as well as on-going hemolysis. The study was carried out to determine the pattern of reduction in serum bilirubin levels following EBT among neonates with severe hyperbilirubinemia, as well as the factors contributing to this pattern, so as to establish evidence-based expectations following EBT.
Methods: a retrospective descriptive study covering a two-year period in a Nigerian tertiary hospital.
Infantile cholestasis has numerous causes and diagnosis can be difficult, especially in low-income countries where essential laboratory facilities are not readily available. This is a report of a baby who had severe conjugated neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia and deranged liver function tests, which posed a diagnostic dilemma before a diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection was made. He was treated with Ganciclovir and responded well to treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Previous studies suggest significant ethnic and racial differences in clitoral sizes and anogenital distances in the newborn. This study aimed to document normative data on clitoral sizes and anogenital distances of apparently normal term female infants in Sagamu.
Methods: The study was a multi-center, cross-sectional descriptive research carried out among 317 female term infants within the first 72 h of life.
Aim: To document normative data on penile size and anogenital distances of apparently normal term male infants in Sagamu, Nigeria.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 303 term male infants within the first 72 hours of life. Stretched penile length, penile width and three measures of anogenital distances were recorded: anogenital distance-1, anogenital distance-2 and anoscrotal distance.