Publications by authors named "Teklu Gebrehiwot"
The war and siege in Tigray led millions to displace internally. More than three-fourths of the health facilities were either destroyed or not functional as the equipment and other resources were stolen. Furthermore, the remaining functioning health facilities were flooded beyond their capacity, resulting in many patients received treatment late, and ending with complications including life loss.
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- Macrodactyly is a rare congenital condition affecting digit growth, with unclear causes and limited reports; it can be mistaken for other conditions like hemangiomas.
- A 2-year-old boy had progressive growth of his left foot toes, leading to deformity and difficulty with footwear, and was diagnosed with macrodactyly after an X-ray.
- Treatment involved surgical amputation of the affected toes, resulting in improved quality of life, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and management, especially in resource-limited settings.
Prevalence of Hypertensive Emergency and Associated Factors Among Hospitalized Patients with Hypertensive Crisis: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.
Integr Blood Press Control
August 2020
Background: Hypertensive emergency (HE) is an acute stage of uncontrolled blood pressure which poses a substantial cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in developing countries. In our setting, the prevalence of HE and the characteristics of patients with a hypertensive crisis are not certainly known yet.
Objective: The study assessed the prevalence of hypertensive emergency and associated factors among hospitalized patients with hypertensive crisis.
Background: Wilson disease is a rare metabolic disorder involving copper metabolism, and patients may present with a variable degree of hepatic, neurologic, and psychiatric manifestations. In the case of hepatic presentation, treatment is usually initiated with potentially toxic copper chelators (D-penicillamine or Trenton). Although zinc is of low toxicity and low cost for treatment of Wilson disease, it has been limited to the adjunctive as a single maintenance drug or for asymptomatic patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThough peripheral blood eosinophilia is common due to allergic diseases, drugs, parasitic infections, and malignancies, it is rarely reported due to tuberculosis (TB). The association between eosinophilia and TB is not well known. We have a case of the 9-year-old female present with abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant which is non-radiating associated with decreased appetite, weight loss, malaise and low-grade fever and vomiting of ingested of two weeks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The main aim of the study was to assess physicians' utilization of microbiologic reports and determinants of their preference in ordering microbiologic culture among patients with systemic bacterial infection at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital.
Results: Of the total 369 patients observed, 91 (24.7%) had microbiologic reports (culture and gram stain).