Oumer Abdu Muhie

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What is the best method or criteria for diagnosing hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly syndrome (HMSS)? What is the role of PCR for in dx of HMSS?

HMSS- hyper reactive malarial splenomegaly syndrome, is one of the chronic form of malaria. it commonly occurs in peoples from malaria endemic areas who have recurrent malarial attacks.

03 September 2019 8,584 6 View

Was including a palcebo arm in the study descibed below ethical? Primaquine was a standard of care in the study settings except for Ethiopia then?

Summary Background: Primaquine is the only widely used drug that prevents Plasmodium vivax malaria relapses, but adherence to the standard 14-day regimen is poor. We aimed to assess the efficacy...

23 August 2019 4,810 1 View

What is the prevalence of G6PD deficiency in Ethiopia?

Glucose 6 phospho-dehydrogenase deficiency predisposes malaria patients receiving drugs like primaquine to develop hemolytic anemia.

03 August 2019 2,923 10 View

what is lipedematous scalp?

I found a 50 years old female who complains of scalp discomfort. she has loose scalp with soft tissue feeling under it. it covers the whole scalp. It is in line with a lipedematous scalp...

01 January 1970 6,214 3 View

Utilization of QUADAS-2 in assessing articles for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

I and my team, have planned to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis that aimed to study the performance of a diagnostic test. We planned to use the QUADAS-2 tool to assess eligible...

01 January 1970 6,903 2 View

The antimalarials, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine were hailed to be the "savior" of COVID19!

The antimalarials, hydroxychloroquine, and chloroquine that are the backbone of the treatment of rheumatologic conditions like Rheumatoid arthritis and SLE were hailed to be the "savior" of...

01 January 1970 4,173 7 View

Economic crisis versus COVID-19 crisis?

It is undisputable that the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a huge impact on the economic activities throughout the world. The impact is more palpable in the developing nations as the majority of ...

01 January 1970 8,861 16 View

Corona (NOVEL) Virus Protection

The novel corona virus , the epidemic in China is the current threat to human kind. I hope it will be controlled. My discussion point is "what are the best ways to protect oneself from acquiring...

01 January 1970 9,993 8 View

Convalescent plasma for COVID 19 Ttreatment

Convalescent plasma is one of the treatment modalities being used in the management of COVID 19. How are the shreds of evidence and what are the experiences of treating clinicians?

01 January 1970 3,554 0 View

What are the diagnostic and treatment options for chikungunya ?

A few months ago there was a chikungunya outbreak in some parts of Ethiopia. Chikungunya is one of the mosquito transmissible viral infections.

01 January 1970 9,013 4 View