Neuroblastoma of the thoracic spine in an adult: a case report.

Neuroblastoma (NB) in the adults is extremely rare. Even less encountered is NB involving the adult spine with only a few reported cases. Because of its rarity, there are as yet no well-established treatment guidelines for NB in the adults.

Translation and psychometric assessment of the mastectomy module of the BREAST-Q questionnaire for use in Nigeria.

Background: The majority of non-metastatic breast cancer patients in sub-Saharan Africa are recommended to have mastectomy. The impact of mastectomy on a predominantly young African patient population requires evaluation. The BREAST-Q is a validated patient-reported outcome measure of quality-of-life following breast surgery that has been translated into 30 languages-none in Africa.

Rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: an unusual presentation of an uncommon pathology (a case report).

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are a rare form of neoplasm. The stomach is the commonest location while gastrointestinal bleeding and pain are the usual presentations. Rectal GIST has been reported in literature as a rare occurrence.

Association of hypoalbuminemia and reversal of albumin-to-globulin ratio with morbidity outcome among hospitalized Lassa fever infected patients at a dedicated treatment center in Ondo state, south-western Nigeria.

Background: As of this present moment, there is paucity of data on report concerning the association between hypoalbuminaemia or reversal of albumin-to-globulin ratio and morbidity outcome in Lassa fever (LF) infection as a crucial determinant prognostic-predictor factor for treatment-survival outcome.

Aim: This study was designed to determine the association between hypoalbuminaemia, reversal of albumin-to-globulin ratio and morbidity outcome among confirmed LF infected patients.

Methodology: This was a descriptive retrospective study involving the assessment of records of confirmed LF infected patients that were managed at the center from November 2018 to October 2019.

Determinants of discharge against medical advice from a rural neurosurgical service in a developing country: A prospective observational study.

Background: In low-resource regions of the world, discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is one empiric contributory factor to poor in-hospital outcome that is not often mentioned. This study aims to investigate the determinants of DAMA from a rural neurosurgical service in a developing country.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study of all patients who discharged against medical advice in our service between November 2018 and October 2019.

Antibodies from Sierra Leonean and Nigerian Lassa fever survivors cross-react with recombinant proteins representing Lassa viruses of divergent lineages.

Lassa virus (LASV) is the causative agent of Lassa fever, an often-fatal hemorrhagic disease that is endemic in West Africa. Seven genetically distinct LASV lineages have been identified. As part of CEPI's (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) Lassa vaccine development program, we assessed the potential of the human immune system to mount cross-reactive and cross-protective humoral immune responses to antigens from the most prevalent LASV lineages, which are lineages II and III in Nigeria and lineage IV in Sierra Leone.