Clinical, Gender, Socioeconomic Characteristics and Outcomes of Individuals Receiving Hepatitis B Treatment in Ethiopia: 18-Month Follow-Up.

There is a lack of real-world data on hepatitis B (HBV) treatment in Africa. We conducted a single-center 18-month prospective cohort study in Ethiopia to understand clinical, laboratory, and demographic variables associated with HBV treatment. One hundred fifty HBV-positive patients were included: 51 on treatment, 99 with no treatment.

A Case Report of Belly Dancer Dyskinesia in a 54 Years Old Female: Gastroenterology Meets Neurology.

Dyskinesia limited only to the axial musculature is very rare, and if it is localized to the anterior abdominal wall, it is called belly dancer's dyskinesia. Despite reports of variable clinical characteristics, a common feature is a myriad of involuntary, repetitive, sometimes painful, and often rhythmic movements of the anterior abdominal wall, with the majority being bilateral, resembling that of a belly dancer. As the symptom is mainly localized to the abdomen, patients could visit a gastroenterology service thinking it might be associated with underlying visceral pathology.

Acquired Hepatocerebral Degeneration After a Splenorenal Shunt in the Sub-Saharan Africa Context: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature.

Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHD) is a neurologic syndrome caused by liver dysfunction and long-standing portosystemic shunting. The pathogenesis of the condition is predominantly considered to be related to the deposition of manganese in parts of the brain due to shunting. We report a case of a 25-year-old male who underwent splenectomy and splenorenal shunt for recurrent upper GI bleeding (UGIB) due to esophageal varices caused by non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH).

Overt GI bleeding from a Cameron lesion in an Ethiopian with NSAID use: Case report of an unusual condition.

Introduction: Cameron Lesions are linear breaks in the proximal gastric mucosa, mostly in association with hiatal hernia. The condition presents with chronic iron deficiency anemia and occasionally with obscure bleeding. Overt bleeding is very rare and has not been reported in sub- Saharan Africa context.