Clinical and microbiological profile of adult inpatients with community acquired pneumonia in Ilorin, North Central, Nigeria.

Background: The optimal management of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) depends on the clinical and microbiological profile in the locality.

Objectives: To determine the clinical and microbiological profile of patients admitted with CAP in Ilorin, Nigeria.

Methods: One hundred and two consenting consecutively selected patients with clinical and radiologic confirmation of CAP were recruited in 12 months.

Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis among HIV infected patients in Ilorin, Nigeria using tuberculin skin test and interferon gamma release assay.

Introduction: Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) screening is recommended for individuals with a known risk factor for progression to active disease especially in the setting of HIV infection. This will ensure early diagnosis and prompt treatment. The purpose of our study was to compare tuberculin skin test (TST) with Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) in the diagnosis of LTBI among patients with known HIV infection at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin.

Spirometric abnormalities following treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in Ilorin, Nigeria.

Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality worldwide, and despite microbiological cure for the disease, many patients still demonstrate residual respiratory symptoms and spirometric abnormalities.

Aim And Objectives: The study aimed at identifying the prevalence, pattern and factors associated with spirometric abnormalities in patients successfully treated for PTB in Ilorin, Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study at the pulmonary outpatient clinics of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital and Kwara State Specialist Hospital, Sobi, Ilorin.

When nuisance is nice: ignored erythema nodosa heralding the Löfgren's syndrome in a Nigerian woman.

Löfgren's syndrome (LS) is a variant of sarcoidosis characterised by the triad of erythema nodosum (EN), radiographic bilateral hilar adenopathy, and arthralgia/arthritis. Like all cases of sarcoidosis, it is of unknown aetiology and may constitute a diagnostic difficulty in the ambiguous phenotype. Löfgren's syndrome is associated with a good prognosis and commonly undergoes spontaneous remission within four months.