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Pauline K. Akowundu

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Publications (6)

Bilateral Orbital Cellulitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Pauline K. Akowundu, Rita Obiageli Maduako, Blessing Ebele Kene-Udemezue, Adeyinka OmolaraAdelagun & Saleh Oore-Ofe Apempe · Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Ophthalmology · 2026

Orbital cellulitis (OC) is a potentially life-threatening ophthalmic emergency characterized by rapid progression, which may result in severe visual impairment and serious systemic complications if not managed promptly. The condition is typically unilateral, with bilateral involv...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrrop/2026/v9i1154

Intrathoracic Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a Nigerian Child: A Rare Case Presentation and Review of Literature

Pauline K. Akowundu & Blessing Ebele Kene-Udemezue · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare, predominantly myofibroblastic neoplasm accompanied by inflammatory cells, including lymphocytes and eosinophils. It is predominantly found in children and adolescents.  Extra-pulmonary sites for IMTs include the h...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1249

A Case Report of an Exceptionally Huge Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) in a Tertiary Health Facility in South West Nigeria

Pauline K. Akowundu, Adebowale Tunde ODUNAFOLABI, Sampson Chukwuemeka ALIOZOR, Olubunmi Olufunke OGEIN, Temitope Ebenezer OGUNSANYA, Oluwaseye Foluso OYENIRAN, Olatubosun Omololu OLAWANLE, Lere Peter OLUWADARE, Joshua Oladimeji AWOFESO, Oyindamola Olabisi ADERINTO & Odutola Israel ODETUNDE · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) represent mesenchymal tumors located in the digestive tract wall, with the possibility of alternate locations such as the caecum or the mesentery. This is an uncommon gastrointestinal tumor that most commonly arises in the stomac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1241

Near-Fatal Hepatic Crisis in A Sickle Cell Disease School-Going Child

Lere P. Oluwadare, Pauline K. Akowundu, Christian E. Amiwero, Adebowale T. Odunafolabi, Sampson C. Aliozor, Oluwasegun A. Adebisi, Abimbola S. Ajayi & Odutola I. Odetunde · Asian Hematology Research Journal · 2025

A 10-year-old girl, known Haemoglobin (Hb) SS patient (new to our facility, the Redeemer’s Health Village), presented on account of headache, abdominal pain, fever, paleness of the body and yellowness of the eyes. Pertinent examination findings revealed a school age female, consc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ahrj/2025/v8i4223

Prevalence of Anaemia and Pattern of Hematological Indices among Antenatal Women at Booking in a New Tertiary Health Care Facility in Southwest, Nigeria: A Retrospective Study

Oluwaseye F. Oyeniran, Olubunmi O. Ogein, Lere P. Oluwadare, Adebowale T. Odunafolabi, Christian E. Amiwero, Pauline K. Akowundu & Sampson C. Aliozor · Asian Hematology Research Journal · 2026

Background: Pregnancy induces significant physiological changes because of disproportionate increase in plasma volume of approximately 50%, compared with an increase in red blood cells of 18-25%, which results in physiological anaemia. Anaemia in pregnancy remains a major public...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ahrj/2026/v9i1231

Malignant Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Advanced Serous Ovarian Carcinoma: Impact of Late Presentation and Delayed Postoperative Chemotherapy - A Case Report

Oluwaseye F. Oyeniran, Olubunmi O. Ogein, Joshua O. Awofeso, Temitope E. Ogunsanya, Olatunbosun O. Olawanle, Adebowale T. Odunafolabi, Sampson C. Aliozor, Pauline K. Akowundu, Lere P. Oluwadare, Oyindamola O. Aderinto, Christian E. Amiwero, Samuel T. Oladejo & Odutola I. Odetunde · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the most common and aggressive sub-type of epithelial ovarian cancer, often diagnosed at advanced stages due to non-specific symptoms. Despite advances in surgical and chemotherapeutic strategies, the prognosis remains po...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1238