Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710080
Situation Analysis of Leprosy in Jhapa District of Nepal
Dipsikha Aryal, Sudikshya Neupane, Shiekha Basnet and Prarthi Shrestha
Article Type: Viewpoint/Opinion | First Published: 2024/10/05
Mycobacterium leprae is the cause of leprosy, a chronic infectious disease that mostly affects peripheral nerves. Early diagnosis and treatment of leprosy can avoid impairment as it is a curable illness. Since December 2009, Nepal has successfully eliminated leprosy as a public health problem, with a declaration of complete elimination in 2010. Eleven local levels in Nepal's Jhapa district have a high prevalence of leprosy (more than one case per 10,000 populations) 13 years after the disease wa...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710079
Nosocomial Dengue Infection in a Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit
Martin Castro, Maria Margarita Fernandez, Karla Oliveros, Claudia Salgueira, Antonio Carnie, Nicolas Fernandez Escobar, Guillermo Drelichman, Jose Scapellato and Gregorio Jaimovich
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/10/04
As haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) continues to expand, infectious complications due to endemic viral and parasitic agents will became relevant. Dengue virus (DENV) infection is endemic in tropical and subtropical countries, and it is transmitted from person to person through mosquitoes. Transmission through transfusion and haematopoietic stem cells has also been described. We report a nosocomial outbreak of DENV affecting 4 transplant recipients. Patients presented fever, skin r...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710078
A Neglected Tropical Disease in a Lebanese Patient: Chromoblastomycosis
Joe Khodeir, Paul Ohanian and Hala Abi Rached Megarbane
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/07/31
Histopathology showed hyperkeratotic skin with pseudoepitheliomatous epidermis and marked mixed interstitial inflammation suggestive of an infectious process. However, initial tests were inconclusive until characteristic spherical spores, indicative of muriform bodies, were identified through potassium hydroxide examination. Treatment with terbinafine was ineffective, but a multidrug regimen including cryotherapy, topical 5-Fluorouracil, and oral itraconazole resulted in significant lesion regre...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710077
Neonatal Anemia: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Impact of Malaria in a Newborn Population at the University Hospital Center of Libreville
Minko J, Mbang Nguema OA, Moutombi Ditombi B, Lembet Mikolo AM, Ovengue FC, Mawili Mboumba DP, Ategbo SJ and Bouyou-Akotet MK
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2024/07/07
Demographic, clinical, and paraclinical variables of the newborns, as well as maternal histories were prospectively collected in 2015. A thick drop and a complete blood count were performed....
