Publications by authors named "S M Oguche"
Background: Nigeria adapted the WHO package of care for Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) in 2020. The package includes CD4 + cell count testing to identify People Living with HIV (PLHIV) with AHD, screening and treatment of opportunistic infections, rapid antiretrovirals (ART) initiation, and intensive adherence follow-up. The national program adopted a phased approach in the rollout of the AHD package of care to learn lessons from a few representative health facilities before scaling up across the country.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic kidney disease is a long-term complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) in adults because of persistent recurrent vaso-occlusive crises, and hyperfiltration. SCD patients are in a steady state, although may be from crises, but may have deranged kidney function.
Objectives: This research studied the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among steady-state SCD patients in ABUTH, Zaria.
Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) among patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) notably HbSS and HbSC are increasingly being recognized due to improved health care a comparative severity of CKD among these subgroups is not known in ABUTH Zaria.
Objective: This study was to assess the severity of kidney function among stable patients with HbSS and HbSC in ABUTH, Zaria.
Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study involving steady state 188 HbSS and 22 HbSC attending Haematology Clinic in ABUTH Zaria.
Introduction/background: Though CIDP and ATM are both inflammatory disorders of the nervous system with distinct features, they rarely occur together in the same individual.
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old male trader was admitted with 10 10-day history of paraplegia and weakness of upper limbs. The illness started with lower limb paresthesia, weakness of the left leg, then the right leg after 5 days, proceeding to paraplegia, weakness of upper arms, urine retention, and constipation 3 days before presentation.