Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare disorder of the non-Langerhans cell histiocytes with associated infiltration of multiple organ systems. Skeletal involvement is characteristically bilateral and symmetric, exhibiting an osteosclerotic pattern in the metaphysis and diaphysis...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2017/32488
Background: Hypertension is a public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa, as it is responsible for increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The need to improve the global control of high blood pressure and mitigate its complications has necessitated the stipulation of v...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32487
Introduction: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a lifelong multisystem disease endemic in sub Saharan Africa. As the population of patients living with SCA into adulthood continues to increase, pulmonary hypertension has emerged as one of the foremost complications with severe implica...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i130158
Background: Doctors have a poor record of attending to their own health. Treatable conditions such as hypertension go unrecognised, health screening is avoided, and most doctors don’t have a general practitioner. This is recognised as a major issue for physicians resulting in ini...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/33954