Acute appendicitis in Lagos: a review of 250 cases.

Objectives: Acute appendicitis is common. This prospective study of 250 cases of acute appendicitis was performed to critically analyse the pattern of presentation, management, operative findings and treatment outcome. The effect of length and position of the appendix in relationship to acute inflammation was also determined.

Efficacy of natural honey in the healing of leg ulcers in sickle cell anaemia.

In order to assess the reported efficacy of natural honey in the healing of chronic ulcers, the efficacy of locally applied natural honey was compared to that of Eusol solution in an open trial involving 20 patients with sickle cell anaemia (SS) who were in steady clinical states and had chronic leg ulceration. All patients were admitted to hospital for the 4 week duration of the trial for bed rest, daily aseptic dressings, and weekly measurement of the size of the ulcer. Fifteen patients with a total of 19 leg ulcers were evaluable at the end of the trial.