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Rita O. Oladele

Publications (2)

Disseminated Histoplasmosis; A Threat in Advanced HIV Disease Population in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Christine E. Mandengue, Bassey Ewa Ekeng & Rita O. Oladele · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2021

Background: Histoplasmosis is a neglected acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining disease in sub-Saharan African countries, which is commonly misdiagnosed as tuberculosis (TB) due to similar imagery and clinical features; patients usually receive presumptive anti-TB t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i330825

Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis Misdiagnosed as Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a TB Clinic in Nigeria

Titilola Gbaja Biamila, Felix Bongomin, Nicholas Irurhe, Augustina O. Nwosu & Rita O. Oladele · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018

The clinical manifestations of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) are practically indistinguishable. We present a case of CPA in a 35-year-old HIV-negative trader, who had had three unsuccessful treatment courses for smear-negative PTB. He pres...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41816