Introduction: Kimura disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder predominantly affecting the head and neck region. The etiology of Kimura disease remains unclear. The disease mainly affects young adult males of Asian descent, with a higher prevalence in East Asian countries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Lipoblastoma is a rare, benign tumor that primarily affects infants and young children, representing a small percentage of soft tissue tumors in this population. Its early diagnosis and surgical management are crucial for favorable outcomes, as lipoblastoma can lead to significant complications if left untreated.
Case Presentation: We report the case of an 18-month-old female toddler who presented with a progressively growing, painless mass in the left medial thigh, which had developed over six months.
Introduction: Congenital epulis, also known as Neumann's tumor, is an uncommon benign tumor of the oral mucosa that occurs in newborns. It is a rare condition, with fewer than 250 reported cases worldwide. The exact cause or underlying mechanism of this tumor is still not well understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKey Clinical Message: Duodenal GISTs are rare and challenging tumors. Acute life-threatening upper GI bleeding is a possible presentation of duodenal GISTs. Surgery is the standard treatment for localized duodenal GISTs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 40-year-old Ethiopian woman presented with a six-month history of non-foul-smelling whitish vaginal discharge. She also reported a one-year history of postcoital bleeding. A pelvic examination revealed a nodular, hard, and fragile cervical mass.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hydrocele, an abnormal fluid collection between parietal and visceral layers of the tunica vaginalis, is the commonest cause of scrotal swelling, and it affects all age groups. Calcification of hydrocele sac/wall is a rare clinical entity. The etiology of calcification of hydrocele sac is not clear, but most literature proposes that calcification is secondary to chronic irritation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There are three main forms of leishmaniases: visceral (the most serious form because it is almost always fatal without treatment), cutaneous (the most common, usually causing skin ulcers), and mucocutaneous (affecting mouth, nose, and throat). Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan parasites, which are transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies. The disease affects some of the world's poorest people and is associated with malnutrition, population displacement, poor housing, a weak immune system, and lack of financial resources.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Ascariasis is a helminthic infection of humans caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. Pediatric patients infected with Ascaris can develop multiple complications including appendicitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatobiliary disease like cholangitis or obstructive jaundice, intussusception, and bowel obstruction among others. Ascaris is a rare cause of intestinal perforation even in endemic areas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Intestinal tuberculosis (TB) comprises of about 5 % of all cases of tuberculosis in susceptible communities. Intestinal tuberculosis establishes itself in the lymphoid follicles of the Peyer's patches and spreads to the submucosal and subserosal planes. A gastroduodenal location for TB is very rare even in patients with pulmonary TB and gastroduodenal TB lesions are usually secondary.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Type 2 DM has a strong hereditary background. A study of the dermatoglyphic features can help in the early identification of people with a genetic predisposition to develop type 2 DM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCubital fossa is the site where the venous accesses are frequently made. Superficial veins at this site display variations in their pattern among different populations. Knowledge of different venous pattern in the cubital fossa is important for diagnostic, surgical and therapeutic procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A significant number of women make Implanon their first choice of contraception. However, they discontinue their Implanon before its expiry date was high, but factors that contribute to discontinuing their Implanon were poorly described in Ethiopia.
Methods: A community based unmatched case control study was conducted.