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A. G. Farouk

Publications (3)

Unilateral Retinoblastoma in a Homozygous Sickle Cell Disease Patient: A Coincidental Occurrence with a Fatal Outcome

A. G. Farouk, H. U. Ibrahim, B. Usman, B. J. Dada & J. P. Ambe · International Research Journal of Oncology · 2021

Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common ocular malignancy. Presentation of this embryonal tumour in association with homozygous Sickle cell disease (HSCD) is seen for the very first time in a region with the highest prevalence of sickle cell disease and has also never been reporte...

Open access Research Article

Recurrent Intestinal Obstruction in a Teenager with Small-bowel Adenocarcinoma in a Classic Case of Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome

H. M. Yusuf, A. G. Farouk, A. B. Zarami, S. I. Wala & A. I. Rabasa · International Research Journal of Oncology · 2022

Introduction: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder with incomplete penetrance. It is characterised by gastrointestinal (GI) hamartomatous polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation, including the lips and gums. The GI hamartomatous polyps in PJS are...

Open access Research Article

Assessment for the Cost of Care for Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in a Tertiary Hospital in Northeastern Nigeria

J. P. Ambe, A. G. Farouk, Z. Wudiri, A. M. Abba, B. J. Dada, F. L. Bukar & B. A. Omotara · Asian Hematology Research Journal · 2021

Background: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a chronic haemolytic anaemic condition resulting in various forms of crises leading to repeated hospitalizations, due to severe pains, infections and anaemia. Knowing this chronic symptomatic disorder that requires constant care by the car...

Open access Research Article