Acute abdominal pain in patients with lassa fever: Radiological assessment and diagnostic challenges.

Background: To highlight the problems of diagnosis and management of acute abdomen in patients with lassa fever. And to also highlight the need for high index of suspicion of lassa fever in patients presenting with acute abdominal pain in order to avoid surgical intervention with unfavourable prognosis and nosocomial transmission of infections, especially in Lassa fever-endemic regions.

Materials And Methods: A review of experiences of the authors in the management of lassa fever over a 4-year period (2004-2008).