Tuberculosis in children, Northwest Ethiopia.

Background: Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused in most cases by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an acid-fast rod-shaped bacillus. Tuberculosis constitutes the main infectious cause of death worldwide. An estimated 1.

The outcome of severe malnutrition in northwest Ethiopia: retrospective analysis of admissions.

Objective: To assess the clinical profile and treatment outcome of children with severe malnutrition.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective study of 335 children with severe malnutrition was conducted in Gondar University hospital over a period of four years; September 1997 - August 2000.

Results: There were 175 (52.

Tetanus in a children's hospital in Addis Ababa: review of 113 cases.

At Ethio-Swedish Children's Hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, children admitted with a diagnosis of tetanus during January 1989- December 1998 were studied. During the 10 year study period there were 113 patients admitted with a diagnosis of tetanus. Sixty two (54.

Meningitis in children beyond the neonatal period in Gondar University hospital.

Bacterial meningitis is one of the most serious infections in infants and children. The infection is associated with a high rate of complications. This is a retrospective study of 151 children with meningitis admitted to Gondar University hospital over a period of five years.

A case of incontinentia pigmenti.

Incontinentia pigmenti is a multisystem disease that commonly involves the skin, eye, teeth and central nervous system. Incontinentia pigmenti involving the skin and central nervous system is reported in a four-year-old female child from Ethiopia. The clinical features of incontinentia pigmenti are discussed with literature review.