Editorial

Anthony D Harries, Erik J Schouten, Anne Ben-Smith, Rony Zachariah, Sam Phiri, Wesley O O Sangala, and Andreas Jahn

Health leadership in sub-Saharan Africa
Trop Doct 39(4): 193—195; doi:10.1258/td.2009.090022 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Articles

E Nkwabong, N Kamgaing Noubi, C Dadje, and R Mbu

How long could we wait for the delivery of the second twin?
Trop Doct 39(4): 196—198; first published on 11 August 2009 as doi: 10.1258/td.2008.070387 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter O Nkwo and Hyacinth E Onah

Does a preference for symphysiotomy over caesarean section reduce the operative delivery rate?
Trop Doct 39(4): 198—200; doi:10.1258/td.2009.080070 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

P M Tebeu, J N Fomulu, P Nana Njotang, P Petignat, J M Tcheliebou, L Kouam, and A S Doh

Effectiveness of vaginal hysterectomy for benign conditions in semi-urban hospital: report from Maroua-Cameroon
Trop Doct 39(4): 200—205; doi:10.1258/td.2009.080327 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Caroline Edijana Omoti, Adesuwa Noma Olu-Eddo, and Alexander Ikenna Nwannadi

Co-existence of TB and adult haematological cancers in Benin City, Nigeria
Trop Doct 39(4): 205—207; doi:10.1258/td.2009.080348 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fariba Keramat, Mitra Ranjbar, Mojgan Mamani, Seyyed Hamid Hashemi, and Fatemeh Zeraati

A comparative trial of three therapeutic regimens: ciprofloxacin-rifampin, ciprofloxacin-doxycycline and doxycycline-rifampin in the treatment of brucellosis
Trop Doct 39(4): 207—210; doi:10.1258/td.2009.090030 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patra Somdatta, V P Reddaiah, and Bir Singh

Prevalence of anaemia in the postpartum period: a study of a North Indian village
Trop Doct 39(4): 211—215; doi:10.1258/td.2009.080347 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Khalid Mumtaz, Lubna Kamani, Tabish Chawla, Saeed Hamid, and Wasim Jafri

Hepatic cystic echinococcosis: clinical characteristics and outcomes in Pakistan
Trop Doct 39(4): 215—217; doi:10.1258/td.2009.080463 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M F Khan, O B Omole, and G J O Marincowitz

Postoperative analgesia following caesarean deliveries in a rural health district of South Africa
Trop Doct 39(4): 217—221; doi:10.1258/td.2009.070497 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bolanle O Ibitoye, Ademola A Aremu, Mayomi A Onuwaje, and Oluwagbemiga O Ayoola

What is the fate of the missing intrauterine contraceptive device?
Trop Doct 39(4): 221—223; doi:10.1258/td.2009.090045 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ranjbar Mitra, Mohammad Alizadeh Amir Houshang, Hashemi Seyed Hamid, Dadashpoor Maryam, Madrakian Ali Reza, Hadidchi Shima, and Nojomi Marzieh

Clinical features of patients with typhoid fever and drug resistance of the causative isolates in western Iran
Trop Doct 39(4): 223—224; doi:10.1258/td.2009.090046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Methods and Devices

Chintamani, Megha Tandon, and Rohan Khandelwal

‘Frozen finger’ in anal fissures
Trop Doct 39(4): 225—226; first published on 11 August 2009 as doi: 10.1258/td.2009.080416 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Short Reports

Sumangali Thirunavukkarasu and Amritha Bhandary

A novel short-course regimen of intramuscular iron therapy for anaemic pregnant women
Trop Doct 39(4): 227—228; first published on 11 August 2009 as doi: 10.1258/td.2008.080266 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N J Wright, P B Hesseling, P McCormick, and F Tchintseme

The incidence, clustering and characteristics of Burkitt lymphoma in the Northwest province of Cameroon
Trop Doct 39(4): 228—230; first published on 11 August 2009 as doi: 10.1258/td.2009.080373 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Henrique de Barros Moreira Beltrão, Matheus de Paula Cerroni, Daniel Roberto Coradi de Freitas, Ana Yecê das Neves Pinto, Vera da Costa Valente, Sebastião Aldo Valente, Elenild de Góes Costa, and Jeremy Sobel

Investigation of two outbreaks of suspected oral transmission of acute Chagas disease in the Amazon region, Pará State, Brazil, in 2007
Trop Doct 39(4): 231—232; doi:10.1258/td.2009.090035 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hayati Demiraslan, Gokhan Metan, Emine Alp Mese, Orhan Yildiz, Bilgehan Aygen, Bulent Sumerkan, and Mehmet Doganay

Neurobrucellosis: an evaluation of a rare presentation of brucellosis from a tertiary care centre in Central Anatolia, Turkey
Trop Doct 39(4): 233—235; doi:10.1258/td.2009.080430 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A O Ogbera, A Akinlade, O Ajose, and J Awobusuyi

Prevalence of acanthosis nigricans and its correlates in a cross-section of Nigerians with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Trop Doct 39(4): 235—236; doi:10.1258/td.2009.080255 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alain Benois, Fabrice Petitjeans, Laurent Raynaud, Eric Dardare, and Hervé Sergent

Clinical and therapeutic aspects of childhood kerosene poisoning in Djibouti
Trop Doct 39(4): 236—238; doi:10.1258/td.2009.080444 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elhassan M Elhassan, Omer A Mirghani, and Ishag Adam

High maternal mortality and stillbirth in the Wad Medani Hospital, Central Sudan, 2003–2007
Trop Doct 39(4): 238—239; doi:10.1258/td.2009.090005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joselyn Rwebembera and Tony Wilson

Altered consciousness in Ugandan hospital admissions
Trop Doct 39(4): 240—241; doi:10.1258/td.2009.090038 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Series and Case Reports

Taimur Saleem, Madiha Rabbani, and Bushra Jamil

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis: two new cases from Pakistan
Trop Doct 39(4): 242—243; first published on 11 August 2009 as doi: 10.1258/td.2009.090032 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atin Halder and Saswati Halder

Mid-trimester spontaneous uterine rupture
Trop Doct 39(4): 243—244; doi:10.1258/td.2009.080300 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A Rehman Alvi, Shahida Bibi, Shahrukh Effendi, and Salma Khan

Ileosigmoid knotting- a rare variant of bowel volvulus
Trop Doct 39(4): 245—246; doi:10.1258/td.2009.080458 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Sathyanarayanan Vishwanath, Narayan Girish, Prabhu Mukhyaprana, Sangar Madhusudan, R Balasubramanian, Valiathan Manna, and Shalini Goel

Disseminated histoplasmosis in an AIDS patient: a rare case from southern India
Trop Doct 39(4): 247—248; doi:10.1258/td.2009.090010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hatice Çabadak, Ayse Erbay, Adalet Aypak, Ayse Yasemin Tezer Tekçe, and Süha Sen

Giant hydatid cyst of spleen: a case report
Trop Doct 39(4): 248—249; doi:10.1258/td.2009.090033 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Cyril C Dim, Polycarp U Agu, Ngozi R Dim, and Arthur C Ikeme

Adenomyosis and uterine rupture during labour in a primigravida: an unusual obstetric emergency in Nigeria
Trop Doct 39(4): 250—251; doi:10.1258/td.2009.080359 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

R Caylan, S Keske, T Durmaz, T Keles, and M A Tasyaran

A case of Brucella endocarditis in association with superficial femoral artery thrombus
Trop Doct 39(4): 251—252; doi:10.1258/td.2009.080342 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fatemeh Mahjoub, Mehdi Kalantari, Nargess Tabarzan, and Behnaz Moradi

Invading plant material appearing as a colonic tumoural mass in a four-year-old girl
Trop Doct 39(4): 253—254; doi:10.1258/td.2009.090052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N A Ibrahim and M A Oludara

Abdominal cocoon in an adolescent male patient
Trop Doct 39(4): 254—256; doi:10.1258/td.2009.090104 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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