Charcot-marie-tooth disease type 5: a clinical and electrophysiological study

A young male presented to our hospital with a long standing history of spastic paraparesis with no cerebellar or sensory ataxia. He had no sensory level or sphencteric disturbances. There is no similar family history He had normal magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical and dorsal regions. Electrophysiologic studies including electromyography and nerve conduction were consistent with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 5. This case is being reported for its rarity

Trichobezoar: case report and literature review

A bezoar is an agglomeration of food or foreign material in the intestinal tract usually noticed in ruminants. It can be classified as trichobezoar [hair] or phytobezoar [plant material]. Stomach is the commonest site for bezoar formation, which may result in obstruction, gastric wall ulceration and malnutrition. They present with abdominal pain, small bowel obstruction or malnutrition. Trichobezoars are associated with trichotillomania. This is a case report of trichobezoar in a Sudanese girl who presented with abdominal pain. This to our knowledge is the first case to be reported from Sudan

Predominance of females with oesophageal cancer in Gezira, Central Sudan

The majority of oesophageal cancer cases occur in developing countries. Globally males predominate. This study aims to review the clinical aspects of oesophageal carcinoma in Sudanese patients referred to endoscopy in Gezira, Central Sudan. Data were collected from patients who underwent endoscopy during the period from 2005 to 2007 at The Gezira Centre for Gastroenterology Endoscopies and Laparoscopic Surgery. Demographic and clinical data including; sex, age, locality of residence, clinical presentation, tumour site and morphology were collected and analysed. Seven hundred and two patients were consecutively referred to our centre for endoscopy. Seventy-three out of 702 patients [9.6%] referred for endoscopy proved to have oesophageal cancer. Fifty-five out of 73 patients [75.3%] were females generating a male to female ratio of 1:3.3. The mean age of females was 52.75 +/- 11.66 years and that of males was 66.11 +/- 9.52. Sixteen [21.9%] patients came from the Managil; 14 [19.2%] from Hasaheesa and Rufaa; 14 [19.2%] from Blue Nile; 10 [13.7%] from Wadmedani [Central Sudan] and 19 [26%] from Elfaw and Kassala. In most cases [75.3%], the tumours were located in the middle third of the oesophagus. 79.5% of the tumours were squamous cell type. Patients referred for endoscopy to The Gezira Centre for Gastroenterology, Endoscopies and Laparoscopic Surgery in Gezira revealed a greater proportion of women than of men diagnosed with the disease [1:3.3]. More studies are needed to investigate the epidemiology of this disease and to identify the reason for the apparent gender uneven manifestationi

Prevalence of hepatitis-b and hepatitis-c viruses among hiv infected subjects attending wad medani VCT/ART centre, Gezira state, Sudan

This is a descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional, hospital based study to determine the prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Human Immunity deficiency Virus infected subjects in the Gezira State of central Sudan. The study was carried out on HIV infected subjects attending Wad Medani VCT/ART centre from Dec. 2010 to March 2011. Epidemiological and demographic characteristics were recorded and participants were interviewed for risk factors of viral hepatitis infection. Blood samples were then collected and tested for HBsAg and HCV antibodies. A total of 50 subjects were screened with a mean age of 36.39 +/- 13.57, 52% were males, HBsAg and HCV antibodies were reactive in 8% and 0% [none] of the studied group, respectively. This study shows that the prevalence of HBV/HIV co-infection is consistent with both regional and global rates, while HCV/HIV co-infection is low in the studied group