Publications by authors named "G H Ano-Edward"
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- - Gouty tophus is a rare condition in children, with very few noted cases in recent literature, highlighting its unusual presentation.
- - The case involves a 6-year-old girl who had swelling in her lower limbs for two years, causing difficulty in walking; biopsies revealed the presence of gouty tophus, leading to treatment with febuxostat and significant improvement in her condition.
- - It's crucial for healthcare providers to recognize potential gouty tophus in young children with subcutaneous swellings to enable timely treatment and prevent complications.
Sexual pleasure with ruptured corpus luteum cyst that ends in emergency room: A case report.
J Family Med Prim Care
August 2024
Rupture of corpus luteum cyst from sexual pleasure is an uncommon event that has not been reported in our environment (Africa). The patient is a 30-year-old primiparous woman who developed severe lower abdominal pain thirty minutes after sex; the pain was unrelenting despite the use of over-the-counter analgesic drugs and local herbs. Twelve hours after sex, when the problem persisted and she complained of dizziness and weakness, she was rushed to the emergency room of our facility for medical treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Intramuscular lipomas (IMLs) are uncommon primary adipose tissue tumours deep within the muscle. A high likelihood of misdiagnosing them as other benign and malignant masses necessitates imaging studies to confirm the diagnosis and plan treatment. Ultrasonography is useful but CT and MRI provide a more accurate diagnosis.
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- Infantile digital fibromatosis (IDF) is a rare benign tumor primarily found in the fingers and toes of young children, often present at birth.
- Diagnosis involves identifying specific inclusions in tissue samples, and while surgery is common, there is a high chance of the tumor returning.
- This case study highlights a 5-month-old in Nigeria with IDF who had surgery, emphasizing the need for awareness of this condition in younger patients to guide proper treatment.
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- - Primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma (PCMC) is a rare skin cancer primarily found in the head and neck, but this report highlights a unique case involving a 72-year-old man with lesions in the scrotum, which is uncommon.
- - The man had painless scrotal lesions for 10 years, and after examining the biopsies, doctors confirmed the presence of mucinous carcinoma while ruling out other potential cancer sources and metastasis.
- - After surgically removing the lesions, no local recurrence was observed in the following 12 months, suggesting a favorable prognosis for patients with scrotal PCMC when appropriately treated.