African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2012
Case ReportsA case of quackery and obsession for diastema resulting in avoidable endodontic therapy.
Perception of midline diastema differs among individuals and cultures. To some, it is a feature of beauty, while to others it is aesthetically appalling. From a scientific point of view, midline diastema is a deviation from normal adult dentition. It is not uncommon among some African natives to find individuals demanding for artificially created midline diastema from dental practitioners. ⋯ This is a case of obsession for midline diastema, poor dental health education, and illegal dental practice.
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African health sciences · Mar 2012
Anaesthetic and obstetric challenges of morbid obesity in caesarean deliveries--a study in South-eastern Nigeria.
Morbid obesity of parturient has become very important in perinatal medicine because of a worldwide obesity epidemic. Morbid obesity of parturient is reportedly associated with severely increased anaesthetic and obstetric risk. ⋯ The prevalence rate of morbid obesity is about 10% in Nigerian women of child bearing age. This mirrors a World Health Organisation report published in the World Health Organisation Global Information Base.
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African health sciences · Mar 2012
Clinical characteristics and risk factors for peripartum cardiomyopathy.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a potentially fatal form of heart failure and the recognition of its risk factors is important for prevention and treatment. ⋯ Hypertension, respiratory infection, and elevated plasma hs-CRP seem to be associated with the pathogenesis of peripartum cardiomyopathy in this patient population.