Publications by authors named "Foluso E A Lesi"
An Atypical Presentation of Childhood Paraganglioma with Seizures: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Case Rep Endocrinol
November 2023
Introduction: A paraganglioma (PGL) is a tumour derived from extra-adrenal chromaffin cells of the sympathetic paravertebral ganglia of the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. Cardiovascular manifestations predominate but neurological symptoms like seizures can occur requiring a high index of suspicion for prompt diagnosis and treatment. .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The modest decline in child mortality in Africa raises the question whether the pattern of diseases associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in children in Nigeria has changed.
Methods: A database of children, aged between one month and 16 years, with AKI (using modified pediatric RIFLE criteria) was reviewed. The cause of AKI was defined as the major underlying disease.
Background: Regional anaesthesia (RA) and general anaesthesia (GA) are commonly used for caesarean section (CS) and both have advantages and disadvantages. It is important to clarify what type of anaesthesia is more efficacious.
Objectives: To compare the effects of RA with those of GA on the outcomes of CS.
Introduction: Wilson disease is rarely reported among African children. This report describes the second case report of a Nigerian child with Wilson disease in three decades.
Case Presentation: An eight-year-old African boy presented with generalized oedema and ascites and proteinuria.
Objective: To investigate the prevalence, profile and predictors of severe malnutrition in children with congenital heart defects (CHDs).
Design: Case-control, observational study.
Setting: Tertiary teaching hospital in Lagos, Nigeria (March 2006 to March 2008).