The novel corona virus SARS-COV-2 outbreak has interrupted the social and global life. During the last century, several human coronaviruses have emerged, causing severe respiratory illness in humans, but the outbreaks were not so devastating. Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a large group of single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the Coronaviridae family. [..] READ MORE
Poor Infection prevention and control measures at health care facilities have been linked to puerperal and neonatal sepsis in Nigeria against the backdrop of socio-cultural factors. The aim of this study was to assess infection control equipment and practices in labour and delivery suites by healthcare workers at selected PHCs in Plateau State, Nigeria.
The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Plateau State Nigeria. [..] READ MORE
The novel Corona Virus disease (COVID-19) has changed a lot of procedures, not just in the norms of society but also how we manage patients. Current data shows that COVID-19 is largely contracted by person to person transmission and people with co-morbidities such as cancer are at a higher risk of contracting the virus. [..] READ MORE
We can’t tell you how sorry we were to hear of our Editor’s passing on 27 August 2020. He was such a kind personality and we will always remember him for his devoted work and enormous contribution towards the journal of CPQ Medicine. [..] READ MORE
Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is found in infertile men. It was first described in 1942 when Klinefelter et al described 9 men with gynecomastia, small testes, azoospermia, and elevated gonadotropin levels [1]. In 1959, the discovery that a patient with KS had 47 chromosomes, including an extra X chromosome (the karyotype of 47,XXY), established that the Barr body seen in KS represents an additional X chromosome [2]. [..] READ MORE
Cryosurgery is a type of surgery that involves the use of extreme cold to destroy abnormal tissues. Such type of surgery most often involves the use of liquid nitrogen that has a temperature between -346 and -320°F, although carbon dioxide and argon may also be used. Cryosurgery involves local freezing of tissues for the controlled destruction or removal, by using various action through heat transfer, cell injury, and inflammation. [..] READ MORE
Epithelioid Sarcoma (ES) are rare tumors of unknown histogenesis and display multidirectional differentiation, which is predominantly epithelial. They are usually slow growing, with peak incidence in young adult men and occur predominantly in extremities. We report the cases of two men aged 44 and 41 years with ES of the hand. [..] READ MORE
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