Annals of African medicine
Ann Afr Med
· ISSN (e) 0975-5764
· 12 papers in corpus
case-report
2026
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare acquired hematopoietic disorder requiring careful therapeutic management. In resource-limited settings, traditional treatments may carry significant risks. A 32-year-old female with PNH de…
2026
AbstractAcute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disorder of the pancreas with clinical manifestations that range from mild, self-limited disease to severe necrotizing inflammation complicated by organ failure and significant mortality. A…
other
2026
observational
2026
BACKGROUND: Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a popular method for the treatment of infertility, however, its success rate ranges from 7 to 13% in a cycle. AIM: The present study was carried out to assess the IUI success rate and its pred…
observational
2026
CONTEXT: Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder, characterized by the presence of functional endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. It commonly presents with pelvic pain and infertility and may involve ovarian,…
case-report
2026
Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is an extremely uncommon uterine malignancy, and commonly arises from preexisting endometriosis. On rare occasions, ESS arises from extrauterine tissues and is known as extra-uterine ESS. This case report f…
case-report
2026
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive inflammatory disorder of the pancreas characterized by irreversible fibrosis and intraductal calculi, leading to recurrent abdominal pain and functional impairment. Here, we present the case of a 3…
2026
AbstractPeritoneal inclusion cysts (PICs) are benign, multilocular fluid-filled lesions that predominantly affect women of reproductive age, often arising after abdominal surgery or chronic inflammation. We report a case of a 28-year-old fe…
observational
2025
BACKGROUND: One of the typical benign gynecologic conditions in women of childbearing age is endometriosis, which can almost always lead to pelvic pain, infertility, and menstrual irregularities. The biochemical features of endometriosis fo…
diagnostic-accuracy
2024
BackgroundDiffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has come up as a newer diagnostic modality for the diagnosis of early functional changes in various organs including the pancreas. DWI has shown the ability of early and accurate diagnosis of infla…
observational
2023
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study is to evaluate choroidal thickness (CT) and the effect of age and gender in healthy Africans using enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 172 eyes of…
observational
2023
CONTEXT: Peritoneal adhesions unlike other immediately recognizable complications of the surgery may produce long-term consequences, which include infertility and intestinal obstruction. AIMS: The study aimed to determine the prevalence, t…