Synchronous nasal rhinosporidiosis and inverted papilloma in a paediatric patient in Dodoma, Tanzania: Case report.

Introduction: Nasal rhinosporidiosis refers to a rare chronic granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. It affects the mucous membrane of sites such as nasopharynx, conjunctiva and palate. Inverted papillomas are relatively rare and are benign epithelial tumors of the nasal cavity that are locally aggressive, exhibit recurrence tendency and malignant transformation.

Role of Perioperative Intravenous Dexamethasone in Management of Post Adenotonsillectomy Morbidity: A Single Blinded Randomised Controlled Study.

Objective: To determine the role of perioperative intravenous dexamethasone in reducing post adenotonsillectomy morbidity in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Methods: A Prospective, randomised, placebo-controlled study was conducted at Ekenywa Specialized Hospital. Fifty patients were randomised to receive three doses of intravenous dexamethasone (13 males and 12 females) or placebo (13 males and 12 females) administered eight hourly for the first 24hours after surgery (1mg/kg).

Nasal rhinosporidiosis masquerading as pyogenic granuloma in a pediatric patient at a Zonal Referral Hospital in Central Tanzania: Case report.

Being rare, rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease that is characterized by polypoidal lesions of the mucous membrane and is caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. The disease commonly affects the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx, conjunctiva, and palate and its very rare in our geographical location.

Utility of reflux finding score and reflux symptom index in diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease.

Objective: The study aimed to determine the utility of reflux finding score (RFS) and reflux symptom index (RSI) in the diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Methods: A prospective hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted at a private hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21.

Histocytopathological diagnosis of Rosai-Dorfman disease: Case report.

Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman disease) being a rare benign proliferative self-limiting disease of the cells of macrophage-histiocyte family is of unknown etiology and presents with massive lymphadenopathy. We are hereby reporting a case of RDD presenting with massive bilateral cervical and submandibular lymphadenopathy, diagnosed by histocytopathology.

Jael's syndrome: Case report and literature review.

Introduction And Importance: Jael's syndrome, an intentional injury caused by a knife in the face or skull is a rare encounter in clinical and forensic practice, rarely involving an impacted knife. Clinical and radiographic diagnosis is essential to identify severity of injury and location of the retained knife. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported novel case of Jael's syndrome in Tanzania.

Unilateral Pyoderma gangrenosum of the external ear in a resource-limited setting: Case report and literature review.

Involvement of the external ear by PG is a rare encounter, and steroids remain to be the main stay in its treatment.