Publications by authors named "I B Achusi"
Article Synopsis
- - Breast tuberculosis (TB) is a rare form of TB affecting the breast, seen in less than 0.1% of breast conditions in western countries, but more common (up to 3-4%) in TB-endemic areas like Africa and Asia.
- - A case was reported of a 54-year-old HIV-positive woman with a six-month history of breast masses, initially suspected to be cancer, but was later confirmed to be TB upon histological examination.
- - The findings highlight that TB symptoms can be non-specific and unusual in HIV patients, particularly in cases of extra-pulmonary TB.
Ulcerative Colitis Prone to Delayed Diagnosis in a Nigerian Population: Case Series.
Ann Med Health Sci Res
August 2015
Inflammatory bowel disease is an emerging disease burden in the developing world. In Nigeria there is a persisting perception among physicians that it is a very rare disease, and publications on it are sparse. Early manifestations of ulcerative colitis (UC) are therefore likely to be missed at many health institutions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClassical Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) typically affects elderly men of Mediterranean and Jewish origin. We present an unusual case of classical KS in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negative elderly farmer from rural Nigeria. He had multiple brownish nodules and plaques on both lower extremities associated with lymphoedema.
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