Synthesis, characterization, and optoelectronic properties of zinc oxide nanoparticles: A precursor as electron transport layer.

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Pyopericardium with Cardiac Tamponade in a Nigerian Child with Acute Osteomyelitis.

In pyopericardium, pus accumulates in the pericardial space as a result of infection by pyogenic organisms, most common of which are and . These patients are at risk of cardiac tamponade. Apart from pericardiocentesis in the management of these patients, definitive drug treatment may pose a formidable challenge in a setting of coinfection as in patients with tuberculosis who are predisposed to secondary bacterial infections.

Influence of lime juice on the severity of sickle cell anemia.

Background And Objectives: The pain in sickle cell anemia (SCA) is often triggered by dehydration, acidosis, and fever that are usually due to malaria. Intake of lime juice was recently demonstrated to facilitate clearance of the malaria parasite. It was therefore sought to determine whether regular intake of lime juice will ameliorate crisis, especially recurrent bone pain.

Eclampsia: a continuing obstetric catastrophe the experience in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

All cases of eclampsia over a 15-year period in Ile-Ife University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, were reviewed in order to highlight the problems associated with this condition. The incidence was 0.76% of the total deliveries and showing increasing trend during the period of study.

Ectopic pregnancy involving the rectum.

A case of advanced extrauterine pregnancy involving the rectum and with passage of fetal limb through the anus is presented. The patient probably had a heterotopic gestation.