Publications by authors named "Parvina Kazahura"
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- Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most common acquired heart disease in children, especially in low and middle-income countries, where it poses significant health risks.
- A study in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, assessed subclinical RHD prevalence among primary school children, revealing a rate of 34 per 1000, predominantly affecting the mitral valve.
- Key factors linked to subclinical RHD included older age (over 9 years), frequent upper respiratory infections, and poor hygiene practices.
Unlabelled: . Rickets is softening of bones caused by defective mineralization of the cartilage in the epiphyseal growth plate, causing widening of the ends of long bones, growth retardation, and skeletal deformities in children. It can be classified into calciopenic and phosphopenic, each type with various subclasses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Takayasu arteritis is a granulomatous panarteritis that predominantly affects the aorta and its major branches. The initial manifestations of this large-vessel vasculitis are usually nonspecific; however, as the disease progresses, typical symptoms of arterial occlusion, aneurysmal formation, and vascular pain become evident. Ischemic ocular complications of Takayasu arteritis which could lead to complete loss of vision are not uncommon and depend on the obliterated portion(s) of carotid(s), the intensity and rate of progression of ocular vascular insufficiency, and sufficiency of the collateral blood supply to the eye.
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