[Clinical profile of corneal sensitivity in diabetic patients: A case-control study].

Purpose: To evaluate the corneal sensitivity of black diabetic patients and identify factors associated with changes in corneal sensitivity.

Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional comparative case-control study at the National Obesity Center of the Yaounde Central Hospital and the Djoungolo District Hospital from March 1 to July 31, 2022. Corneal sensitivity was measured using the Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer in all diabetic patients over 18 years of age, matched for age and sex to a clinically healthy control population.

The spectrum of heart disease among adults at the Bamenda Regional Hospital, North west Cameroon: a semi urban setting.

Objective: We sought to determine the spectrum of heart diseases among adult patients at the Bamenda Regional Hospital in the North West Region of Cameroon. This is a chart review of echocardiographic records.

Results: In total, 673 records were included in our study, of which 506 had a definite heart disease.

[A new look at adult chronic heart failure in Africa in the age of the Doppler echocardiography: experience of the medicine department at Yaounde General Hospital].

Objective: Heart failure is a frequent and severe condition in Africa, yet few African data are available that take into account modern advances like echocardiography in diagnosis. This study aimed to characterize the epidemiological, clinical, etiologic and therapeutic features of heart failure at Yaounde General Hospital.

Methods: A descriptive study was carried from October 1998 to November 2001.