Publications by authors named "Kodjo Agbeko Djagadou"

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  • The study aimed to assess how often diabetic patients experience a rapid decline in kidney function in a hospital setting and identify related factors.
  • A total of 80 patients were analyzed over one year, with findings showing that 35% had a rapid decline, primarily linked to a very high cardiovascular risk and glomerular filtration rate.
  • The results highlighted a significant prevalence of high cardiovascular risk (82.5%) and renal risk (25%) among these patients, emphasizing the need for close monitoring and risk evaluation.
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The purpose of this study was to describe the different circumstances in which diabetes mellitus was detected in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital in Lomé. We conducted a retrospective and descriptive study in the Department of Internal Medicine, at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital in Lomé from January 2015 to December 2017. During the study period, 307 patients with diabetes mellitus were admitted to our Department, of whom 104 did not know to have diabetes.

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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the populations relating to schistosomal infestation.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study of knowledges, attitudes and practices of the population of the township of Légbassito relating to schistosomiasis. The sampling calculated on the basis of the population of the township by the software DosBox 0.

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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to describe the diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic features of gestational diabetes at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital Center.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective descriptive study over a period of 5 years from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2017. It involved 125 pregnant women who had given birth in the Department of Internal Medicine and in the Gyneco-Obstetric Department.

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We report a case of rupture of spontaneous subcapsular splenic hematoma caused by toxic product and revealed by acute renal failure with intravascular hemolysis.

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