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Current: Volume 48 (May - Aug 2024)


Vol 48 (64)

Burst abdomen: a preventable risk of severe maternal morbidity in a developing country. a case-control study at a university teaching hospital, Tanzania [Research]
Andrew Hans Mgaya, Salim Alli Maumba, Bosco Pius Mapunda, Sophia Isaac Kiwango, Raymond Thomas Kiponza, Nathanael Luther Mtinangi
PAMJ. Volume 48 (64). 19 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (63)

Safety observation of antiarrhythmic drug use in a patient with sinus bradycardia following atrial fibrillation radiofrequency ablation combined with cardiac neural ablation: a case report [Case report]
Qijun Zhang, Feiqin Shi, Bingjie Song, Yingchun Bao, Yong Cao
PAMJ. Volume 48 (63). 19 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (62)

Hysterosalpingography findings in infertile Sudanese women: a cross-sectional study on tube blockage [Research]
Eiman Kamal, Maisa Elzaki
PAMJ. Volume 48 (62). 18 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (61)

Refus et hésitation vis-à-vis de la vaccination anti-COVID-19 à Douala, Cameroun [Research]
André Arsène Bita Fouda, Verdiane Félécité Metagne Kengne,Dieudonné Adiogo, Léon Jules Owona Manga
PAMJ. Volume 48 (61). 14 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (60)

A randomized comparative study of serial membrane sweeping at term for vaginal birth after caesarean section in two tertiary hospitals in Delta State [Research]
Innocent Okoacha, Patrick Ifeanyi Okonta, Osamudia Okhionkpamwonyi
PAMJ. Volume 48 (60). 14 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (59)

A unique finding of Henoch-Schönlein purpura in adults [Images in clinical medicine]
Jay Dinesh Bhanushali
PAMJ. Volume 48 (59). 13 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (58)

Constricted pathways: esophageal and laryngeal stenosis [Images in clinical medicine]
Jay Dinesh Bhanushali
PAMJ. Volume 48 (58). 13 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (57)

Extensive scrofuloderma with recurrent tubercular lymphadenitis diagnosed as drug-resistant tuberculosis [Images in clinical medicine]
Jay Bhanushali
PAMJ. Volume 48 (57). 13 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (56)

Metastatic myxoid round cell liposarcoma of the buttock: a case report [Case report]
Niare Ndour, Mamadou Sarr, Assane Diop, Mamadou Diouldé Kanté, Coumba Ndiaye, Astou Diouf, Fatou Diagne, Moussa Diallo, Fatimata Ly
PAMJ. Volume 48 (56). 13 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (55)

Closing gaps in the oxygen supply chain in nations with limited resources [Commentary]
Fabrice Humura, Theogene Uwizeyimana, Josiane Kabayundo, Eric Rucogoza
PAMJ. Volume 48 (55). 12 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (54)

Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Ghana [Research]
Vincent Ganu, Oluwakemi Oladel, Emmanuella Amankwa, Rafiq Okine, Peter Puplampu
PAMJ. Volume 48 (54). 11 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (53)

Schmidt´s syndrome found by the tan: a case report [Case report]
Gabriela Venade, Catarina Almeida, Nídia Oliveira, Luis Costa Matos
PAMJ. Volume 48 (53). 10 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (52)

Aplasia cutis congenita of the trunk in a newborn: a rare case report [Case report]
El Mouloua Ahmed, Aballa Najoua, Foura Salma, Kamili Elouafi Elaouni, Fouraiji Karima, Oulad Saiad Mohamed
PAMJ. Volume 48 (52). 09 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (51)

The severity of distal sensory polyneuropathy increasing with HIV/AIDS stage [Letter to the editors]
Andi Weri Sompa, Yudy Goysal, Muhammad Akbar, Andi Dian Diarfah
PAMJ. Volume 48 (51). 07 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (50)

Preoperative quality of life of patients with cleft lip and palate in Nigeria: a multicentre cross-sectional pilot study [Research]
Afieharo Igbibia Michael, Adeola Adenike Olusanya, Chinedu Michael Okoli, Bardi Martins, Akintunde Joseph Akintayo, Ijeoma Onwuagha
PAMJ. Volume 48 (50). 07 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (49)

COVID-19 pandemic response and Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs in ECOWAS [Perspectives]
Virgil Kuassi Lokossou, Azuka Stephen Adeke, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Laurent Comlan Mariame Bonkano, Aishat Bukola Usman, Lionel Sogbossi, Appolinaire Kima, Patrick Nguku, Simon Antara, Issiaka Sombie, Felix Agbla, Melchior Joel Codjovi Aissi
PAMJ. Volume 48 (49). 07 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (48)

Clinical and epidemiological profiles of pediatric COVID-19 in two private Kenyan hospitals [Research]
Del-rossi Sean Quadros, Jasmit Shah, Angela Migowa, Pauline Samia, William Macharia
PAMJ. Volume 48 (48). 07 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (47)

Giant urinary bladder stone: an uncommon cause of anuria [Images in clinical medicine]
Hamedoun Larbi, Alami Mohammed
PAMJ. Volume 48 (47). 07 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (46)

Neonatal mesenteric cyst in a 5-day-old patient: a case report [Case report]
Seth Jotham, Alicia Massenga, Geofrey Giiti, Ally Rashid, Erasto Wambura, Fabian Mghanga
PAMJ. Volume 48 (46). 05 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (45)

Angiokeratoma of Fordyce: scrotum [Images in clinical medicine]
Sabiha Quazi, Keerthana Rachamadugu
PAMJ. Volume 48 (45). 05 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (44)

Acute hepatitis as a manifestation of secondary syphilis: a case report and review of the literature [Case report]
Sakina El Mamouni, Maryeme Kadiri, Imane Ben El barhdadi, Mohamed Borahma, Fatima-Zahra Chabib, Nawal Lagdali, Camelia Berhili, Fatima-Zahra Ajana
PAMJ. Volume 48 (44). 05 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (43)

Prevalence and determinants of frailty among the elderly in the province of Essaouira, Morocco [Research]
Hicham Mejdouli, Abdellatif Baali, Hakima Amor, Nadia Ouzennou
PAMJ. Volume 48 (43). 05 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (42)

Observational study on the characteristics of COVID-19 transmission dynamics during the first wave of the epidemic in Lusaka, Zambia [Research]
Millica Phiri,Tadatsugu Imamura, Patrick Sakubita, Nelia Langa, Moses Mulenga, Marian Matipa Mulenga, George Kapapi, Michael Mwamba, Jane Nalwimba, Deborah Tembo, Kingsley Keembe, Karen Moompizho, Nkomba Kayeyi, William Ngosa, Davie Simwaba, Paul Msanzya Zulu, Fred Kapaya, Raymond Hamoonga, Mazyanga Lucy Mazaba, Nyambe Sinyange, Muzala Kapina, Chie Nagata, Nathan Kapata, Akira Ishiguro, Victor Mukonka
PAMJ. Volume 48 (42). 04 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (41)

Assessment of the efficiency of the routine epidemiological surveillance system for malaria at the Tambacounda Health District, Senegal [Program assessment]
Tidiane Gadiaga, Mouhamadou Faly Ba, Siré Sagna, Bayal Cissé, Doudou Sène, Samba Cor Sarr, Babacar Gueye, Sylla Thiam, Elhadji Ba Konko Ciré, Jean Louis Abdou Ndiaye
PAMJ. Volume 48 (41). 04 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (40)

Facteurs prédictifs de la polysensibilisation aux allergènes de contact: étude comparative réalisée à l´Unité de Dermato-Allergologie du CHU Farhat Hached de Sousse, Tunisie [Research]
Noura Belhadj, Aicha Brahem, Narjes Belhadj Chabbah, Zeineb Athimni, Maher Maoua, Houda Kalboussi, Olfa El Maalel, Souhail Chatti, Najib Mrizak
PAMJ. Volume 48 (40). 03 Jun 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (38)

Perforated ulcer at the gastrojejunal anastomosis: a rare complication of pancreaticoduodenectomy (case report) [Case report]
Amine Majdoubi, Mohamed El Hammouti, Anass EL Achchi, Tariq Bouhout, Badr serji
PAMJ. Volume 48 (38). 31 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (37)

Pertussis outbreak investigation in Likimsa-Bokore kebele, Meda Walebu district, Bale zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia, 2019: a descriptive cross-sectional study [Research]
Mohammed Hasen Badeso, Falaho Sani Kalil, Henok Asefa Ferede, Naod Berhanu Bogale
PAMJ. Volume 48 (37). 31 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (36)

Self-care practices and its associated factors among adult diabetes mellitus patients in public hospitals of Sidama region, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study [Research]
Gizachew Ambaw Kassie, Mesay Hailu Dangiso, Dawit Jember Tesfaye
PAMJ. Volume 48 (36). 30 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (35)

A case of ulnar deviation (drift) in a patient with chronic rheumatoid arthritis [Images in clinical medicine]
Amol Madhav Deshpande, Mayuri Amol Deshpande
PAMJ. Volume 48 (35). 30 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (34)

Pemphigus vulgaris: a rare clinical image of post-homeopathic necrosis [Images in clinical medicine]
Leuri Ukey, Jaya Gawai
PAMJ. Volume 48 (34). 30 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (33)

Caractérisation des blessures sur une saison sportive chez des footballeurs d'élite au Burkina Faso: cas de la saison 2019-2020 [Research]
Adama Tiama, Alain Traoré, Abdoul Rahamane Cissé, André Kaboré, Amidou Sawadogo, Brigitte Nana, Bertin Koné, Zakaridja Soré
PAMJ. Volume 48 (33). 30 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (32)

Tuberculose hépatique primaire chez un immunocompétent: à propos d'un cas [Case report]
Yannick Bangda Ekanga, Salma Ouahid, Rachid Laroussi, Chaimae Jioua, Rachida Saouab, Chaymae Faraj, Stephane Ayee, Ibtissam El Ouali, Mohamed Allaoui, Tarik Adioui, Mouna Tamzaourte
PAMJ. Volume 48 (32). 30 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (31)

Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair of inguinal bladder hernia: a case report [Case report]
Ghassane El Omri, Omar Lazrak, Hamza Rais, Abdeljalil Heddat
PAMJ. Volume 48 (31). 30 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (29)

Systems issues limiting acute fracture care delivery at a tertiary care hospital in Northern Tanzania [Research]
Papa Kwadwo Morgan-Asiedu, George William Fryhofer, William Mack Hardaker, Ajay Premkumar, Max Shin, Sireesh Ramesh, Christian Pean, Mubashir Alavi Jusabani, Rogers Temu, Honest Massawe, Neil Perry Sheth
PAMJ. Volume 48 (29). 29 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (28)

Diabetic mastopathy: about two cases (case report) [Case report]
Karam Harou, Amirath Adoufè Sanni, Illyass Essaoudy, Soukaina El Aziz, Abderrahim Aboulfalah, Hamid Asmouki, Abderraouf Soummani
PAMJ. Volume 48 (28). 29 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (27)

Association of bullous pemphigoid with acquired hemophilia A: a case report [Case report]
Ouadii Abakarim, Fatima Ezzahra Lahlimi, Illias Tazi
PAMJ. Volume 48 (27). 29 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (26)

Bilateral claw hand deformity: a rare image [Images in clinical medicine]
Angan Ghosh, Sanjot Ninave
PAMJ. Volume 48 (26). 29 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (25)

Tarlov cyst: a rare image [Images in clinical medicine]
Angan Ghosh, Sanjot Ninave
PAMJ. Volume 48 (25). 28 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (24)

Effect of short-term exposure to Raag Bilawal of North Indian classical music on young Indian adults: a high-density electroencephalogram microstate study [Research]
Abhisek Sahoo, Prashant Tayade, Suriya Prakash Muthukrishnan, Simran Kaur, Ratna Sharma, Madhavi Nayyar
PAMJ. Volume 48 (24). 28 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (23)

Seroprevalence of brucellosis in sheep and goats from Al Jufrah district in Libya [Research]
Khawla Aldweni Alshekh, Aisha Mohamed Shahlol, Kholoud Khaled Ben Mostafa, Aeshah Abdulrrazaq Othman, Murad Ali Hiblu, Yousef Mohamed Abouzeed, Mohamed Ali Daw, Mohamed Omar Ahmed
PAMJ. Volume 48 (23). 28 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (22)

Knowledge, attitude and practices on intermittent preventive treatment in pregnant women with malaria: a mixed method facility-based study in Western Kenya [Research]
Joseph Mukala, Dominic Mogere, Peter Kirira, Bernard Kanoi, Violet Akisa, Francis Kobia, Harrison Waweru, Jesse Gitaka
PAMJ. Volume 48 (22). 28 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (21)

Epidemiological profile of patients attending the maxillofacial prosthodontics unit at Ibn Sina University Hospital in Rabat, Morocco: a cross-sectional study [Research]
Mohamed Azhari, Abdoulmajid Habibou, Oussama Bentahar
PAMJ. Volume 48 (21). 24 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (20)

A maxillary location of extra-nodal Rosai Dorfman Disease: a case report [Case report]
Yassine Bennaoui, Mohamed Salah Koussay Hattab, Fadoua Fettal, Zakaria Aziz, Hanane Rais, Nadia Mansouri Hattab
PAMJ. Volume 48 (20). 24 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (19)

Multisectoral approach for the control of cholera outbreak - lessons and challenges from Lusaka district - Zambia, October 2023 - February 2024 [Research]
Ernest Kateule, Oscar Nzila, William Ngosa, Fred Mfume, Chola Shimangwala, Angela Gama, Sophia Msiska
PAMJ. Volume 48 (19). 24 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (18)

Intravenous versus intracuff alkalinized lidocaine to prevent postoperative sore throat: a prospective randomized controlled trial [Research]
Salma Ketata, Yassine Maktouf, Imen Zouche, Sarhane feki, Mariem Keskes, Ayman Trigui, Amira Akrout, Rahma Daoud, Amine Chaabouni, Hichem Cheikhrouhou
PAMJ. Volume 48 (18). 24 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (17)

Urétéro-hydronéphrose avec rupture du fornix sur syndrome de jonction pyelo-urétéral [Images in clinical medicine]
Idriss Ziani, Ahmed Ibrahimi
PAMJ. Volume 48 (17). 21 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (16)

Effect of stage-matched educational intervention on use of institutional delivery in Northwest Ethiopia: using community readiness model [Research]
Adane Nigusie, Telake Azale, Mezgebu Yitayal, Lemma Derseh
PAMJ. Volume 48 (16). 20 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (15)

Prevalence and determinant factors of depression and anxiety in people with chronic kidney disease: a Moroccan cross-sectional study [Research]
Amina Chrifi Alaoui, Mohammed Omari, Noura Quarmich, Omar Kouiri, Basmat Amal Chouhani , Mohammed Berraho, Nabil Tachfouti, Tarik Sqalli Houssaini, Samira El Fakir
PAMJ. Volume 48 (15). 20 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (14)

Effect of post-discharge postnatal educational intervention on postnatal practices among low-income primiparas in Nairobi informal settlements, Kenya: a post-test quasi-experiment [Research]
Immaculate Wambui Kamau, Margaret Nyanchoka Keraka, Eliphas Gitonga
PAMJ. Volume 48 (14). 16 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (13)

A rare presentation of rhino-orbital-cutaneous mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient: a case report [Case report]
Ni Putu Ayu Reza Dhiyantari, Delfitri Lutfi, Dwi Hari Susilo, Irwan Kristyono, Alicia Widya
PAMJ. Volume 48 (13). 15 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (11)

Knowledge, practices, and self-reported health outcomes related to chemical use and safety among beauty salons and parlor workers in Polokwane, Limpopo Province [Research]
NKonyana Edgar Nkoana, Thokozani Patrick Mbonane, Martha Chadyiwa, Renay van Wyk, Charlotte Mokoatle, Bheki Magunga, Mpinane Flory Senekane, Phoka Caiphus Rathebe, Shalin Bidassey-Manilal
PAMJ. Volume 48 (11). 13 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (10)

Impact of haemoglobin variants on the diagnostic sensitivity of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) assay methodologies in sub-Saharan Africa: a laboratory-based method validation study [Research]
Priscilla Agatha Balungi, Anxious Jackson Niwaha, Rachel Nice, Lauren Rodgers, Nathan Mubiru, Rogers Mukasa, Angus Jones, Andrew Hattersley, Beverley Shields, Moffat Nyirenda, Timothy J McDonald
PAMJ. Volume 48 (10). 08 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (9)

Predictors of household direct cost of burn injury in adult patients at a tertiary healthcare facility in Ghana: an analytical cross-sectional study in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital [Research]
George Aryee, Veronica Mamle Aborbi, Raymond Essuman, Janet Pereko, Robert Djagbletey, Ebenezer Owusu Darkwa
PAMJ. Volume 48 (9). 07 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (8)

Ventricular restoration in adults with huge congenital left ventricular aneurysm: report of two cases [Case report]
Charles Mve Mvondo, Hermann Nestor Tsague Kengni, Laurence Carole Ngo Yon, Amalia Ariane Owona Ngandebe, Etienne Sene, Marcelin Ngowe Ngowe
PAMJ. Volume 48 (8). 06 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (7)

Aspiration pneumonia with broncho-œsophageal fistula: a rare clinical image [Images in clinical medicine]
Mansi Deshmukh, Lajwanti Lalwani
PAMJ. Volume 48 (7). 06 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (6)

Striking rise of cesarean section rates in Türkiye: there is a need for a whole new perspective [Perspectives]
Mert Küçük
PAMJ. Volume 48 (6). 03 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (5)

Investigation of potentially pathogenic Vibrionaceae in Saint-Louis city, Senegal [Research]
Seynabou Lo, Bissoume Sambe Ba, Aissatou Ahmet Niang, Issa N´diaye, Mamadou Diop, Guillaume Constantin De Magny
PAMJ. Volume 48 (5). 03 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (4)

Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast presenting as a cauliflower like growth [Images in clinical medicine]
Keval Dhone, Gaurang Aurangabadkar
PAMJ. Volume 48 (4). 02 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (3)

Pleuropulmonary blastoma: a rare clinical image [Images in clinical medicine]
Ashwin Karnan
PAMJ. Volume 48 (3). 02 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (2)

Tuberculose disséminée révélée par une localisation épididymaire chez un patient immunocompétent: à propos d´un cas [Case report]
Rebeh Bougossa, Fatma Larbi Ammari, Asma Ben Mabrouk, Rabeb Jouirou, Sondess Arfa, Jihene Chelli
PAMJ. Volume 48 (2). 02 May 2024 (PDF in process)

Vol 48 (1)

Syringomatous tumor of the nipple: a case report [Case report]
Ana Vitória de Jesus Félix, Larissa Vasconcelos Silva, Rafael Everton Assunção Ribeiro da Costa, Maria Júlia Andrade Pereira Soares, Raniere Francisco de Oliveira Sobrinho, Maria Clara Amorim Silva, Raimundo Gerônimo da Silva Júnior, Sabas Carlos Vieira
PAMJ. Volume 48 (1). 02 May 2024 (PDF in process)
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