Asymptomatic Propylthiouracil Induced Agranulocytosis in a Patient with Toxic Nodular Goiter: A Rare Case Report.

Background: Agranulocytosis is a rare but fatal side effect of antithyroid drugs (ATDs) with incidence reported at 0.1%-1%. Agranulocytosis is defined as a granulocyte count <500 cells/μL following the use of ATDs and is an absolute contraindication to the use of these drugs; in this case, radioactive iodine (RAI) or surgery are therapeutic options.

Gastrojejunocolic fistula after gastrojejunostomy in eastern Ethiopia: a case report.

Unlabelled: Gastrojejunocolic fistula (GJF) is an infrequent condition that presents late as a complication of gastroenterostomy conducted for complications of peptic ulcer disease and is believed to be a result of continuous acid secretion due to insufficient stomach resection and incomplete vagotomy. Symptoms of the fistula present late, usually 20 years or more after gastroenterostomy. Patients with GJF usually present with chronic on-and-off diarrhea, weight loss, fecal-smelling belching or vomiting, and malnutrition.

Perforated duodenal ulcer in the third trimester of pregnancy, with survival of both the mother and neonate, in Ethiopia: a case report.

Background: Perforated peptic ulcer disease is a serious complication of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) that presents as acute abdomen. It is very uncommon during pregnancy, but its diagnosis in pregnancy is very challenging in general, and more so in the third trimester. Timely diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention can prevent maternal and fetal mortality, but delayed diagnosis is linked with poor maternal and fetal outcomes.