Publications by authors named "C O Uzokwe"

To provide a systematic and quantitative summary of dietary factors and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk. A systematic review and meta-analysis included prospective cohort studies from 2000 to 2024 reporting relative risks (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for RA incidence relating to 32 different dietary exposures. Linear and non-linear dose-response analyses were conducted.

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Background And Objective: Tools to accurately and efficiently measure dietary intake in Nigeria are lacking. We aimed to develop and assess the usability of a new online dietary assessment tool for Nigeria-myfood24 West Africa.

Methods: We developed the myfood24 West Africa database using data from existing food composition tables, packaged foods labels and research articles.

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Background & Aims: A comprehensive set of validated core infant and young child feeding (IYCF) indicators replaced the previous guideline and created a consensus on breastfeeding and complementary feeding indicators. It remains unknown how local studies have adopted these originally absent complementary feeding indicators in their data generation. The study is aimed to evaluate the level/rate of adoption of core complementary feeding (CF) indicators in Nigeria.

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A 45-year-old man visited our clinic with a painless swelling of the left scrotum and an ulcer as chief complaints. A hard and indurated mass was palpable with ulcerating foci that were proximal and distal, measuring 3 × 2 cm and 2 × 1 cm respectively and about 2 cm apart. Laboratory data were normal except for an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and white blood cell (WBC) differential showed neutropenia and lymphocytosis.

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A young man developed infectious mononucleosis complicated by profound anaemia due to haemolysis. The Donath Landsteiner antibody was found in his serum. He was treated successfully by blood transfusion but subsequently developed severe neutropenia.

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