A5088741501- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Diabetes and associated disorders
- Urologic and reproductive health conditions
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
- Genital Health and Disease
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Skin Diseases and Diabetes
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
2013-2025
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2017-2025
Kwame Nkrumah University
2017
Diabetes Australia
2017
Creative Research Enterprises (United States)
2017
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic has adversely affected the nutritional status and mortality of children in Africa. This study assessed disease burden, predictive clinical features outcomes for with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) concomitant HIV infection. was a cross-sectional prospective SAM aged between 3 months 13 years admitted to rehabilitation unit (NRU) Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Socio-demographic, anthropometric data were documented serostatus established 2...
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common clinically significant genetic disorder affecting about 300,000 newborns globally each year. In Ghana, a prevalence of 1.8% exists among newborns. With increasing life expectancy, assessment effect progressive organ damage on quality becomes essential. Organs involved could be lungs, heart, brain, kidney, and bones. This study aims to describe major dysfunction its associated factors in children aged 6-16 years with SCD Kumasi Centre for Cell...
Data on normative clitoral sizes in newborns is relatively sparse and racial/ethnic differences have also been reported. This study was performed to establish norms for size term Ghanaian female newborns.This a cross-sectional of all apparently well full-term postnatal age < 48 h birth weight between 2.5 4.0 kg delivered at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital May September, 2014. Anthropometric genital parameters were documented subjects as parental socio-demographic indices.In 612 newborn...
To determine the clinical features of diabetes in children and adolescents Ghana.
Genital measurements are a useful adjunct in the early detection of various endocrine conditions including hypopituitarism and disorders sexual differentiation. Standards for genital sizes have been published but racial/ethnic differences exist. This study was done to establish norms term Ghanaian male newborns.This cross-sectional all apparently well full-term newborns postnatal age < 48 h birth weight between 2.5 4.0 kg delivered at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital within period....
Objective The incidence of disorders sexual development (DSD) is unknown in sub-Saharan Africa. We describe the characteristics and DSD a cohort infants born Ghana. Design Trained research assistants performed systematic genital examination at birth. All with suspected abnormal genitalia were further examined by paediatric endocrinologist. Setting Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Patients Consecutive single centre over 1-year period (May 2014 to April 2015). Main outcome measures...
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Anogenital distance (AGD) is a simple noninvasive measure of foetal androgen exposure. This study was done to generate normative data on AGD in Ghanaian newborns. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> measured 644 male and 612 female term newborns; including the between anterior base penis centre anus, posterior scrotum anus (ASD) males from fourchette (AF) clitoris females. Other anthropometric parental socio-demographic indices...
Lower limb amputation is a debilitating complication of diabetes which rare in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Most amputations are rather due to other causes such as trauma congenital anomalies. Lack access supervised coordinated medical care for Africa make them susceptible complications Early detection soft tissue infections the leg aggressive wound management coupled tight glycaemic control important avert lower among
Misdiagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) among children and adolescents with diabetes is often misdiagnosed in clinical practice Ghana, it occurs at primary, secondary tertiary care settings all grades health practitioners.This because DKA mimics many other disorders such as infections, surgical obstetric emergencies these conditions are more frequently seen hospitals Ghana than diabetes.It is, therefore, paramount that every child or adolescent presenting to a facility any suspected...
Differences in sex development (DSD) are congenital conditions which the of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical is atypical. Ovotesticular DSD rarest variant where both ovarian and testicular tissues co-exist an individual. Ambiguous genitalia may be a glaring indicator DSD, but multiple genital anomalies should also raise suspicion DSD. This case report 15-year-6-month-old boy who presented during infancy with requiring surgery. The diagnosis ovotesticular was missed until later adolescence...
Adrenocortical carcinoma in children is a rare cancer that has poor response to cytotoxic treatment.Approximately half of adrenocortical present the first 4 years life.Most adrenal tumours are hormone secreting and have female preponderance.Our patient was 15-month-old presented with clinical features Cushing's syndrome.