Publications by authors named "Z E Karrar"
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- Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a preventable condition arising from group A strep infections, causing significant heart issues, especially in children and young adults in Sudan and similar countries.
- In response to the WHO's 2018 call for improved management guidelines, Sudan's health authorities, with WHO support, updated protocols for diagnosing and treating acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and RHD using evidence from literature between 2000 and 2022.
- The new guidelines feature simplified diagnostic algorithms for bacterial pharyngitis and ARF, emphasizing initial penicillin treatment at primary care and proposing echocardiography for more accurate diagnosis, though its broad adoption is currently unfeasible.
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- This paper examines the history and context of medical education in Sudan, focusing on how initiatives for teaching medical professionalism have evolved.
- It addresses the current state of professionalism education in medical schools, highlighting specific challenges faced in a resource-constrained healthcare system.
- The paper also shares the successful practices of the Sudan Medical Council in accrediting medical schools and fostering partnerships with key stakeholders in medical education.
Coeliac disease (CD) is a chronic enteropathy. Sorghum () is a common staple in Sudan. The literature on the growth of children with CD following sorghum diet is scanty.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of epilepsy in 74,949 school children in Khartoum State, Sudan.
Paediatr Int Child Health
August 2017
Background: Data on childhood epilepsy in Sudan are scarce and the only published study on its prevalence was published in 1983. This study aimed to determine the current prevalence of epilepsy in school children in Khartoum State.
Methods: This is an analytical population-based, cross-sectional study conducted in Khartoum State, Sudan.
Cystic fibrosis is the most common severe genetic disorder among children of European descent. It is much less common in Africans and Asians. It affects most critically the lungs causing chronic lung disease, failure to thrive and social deprivation.
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