| Rheumatic diseases in patients attending a clinic at a referral hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon. | |
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PMID: 18074958 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The spectrum of rheumatic diseases in sub-Saharan Africa remains poorly defined. OBJECTIVES: To determine the spectrum of rheumatic diseases in Yaounde. DESIGN: Descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING: Rheumatology clinic at the Yaounde General Hospital, Cameroon. SUBJECTS: Twelve thousand four hundred and ninety four patients were referred to the outpatient department of the Internal Medicine service of the General Hospital of Yaounde over a 12-month period. Of these cases, 536 (9.4%) were diagnosed as belonging to the general class of rheumatic conditions. There were 334 (62.31%) females and 202 (37.69%) males. The mean age was 52.72 +/- 5.3 years. RESULTS: The 536 cases were further classified as follows: degenerative disease of the spine 196 (36.5%), osteoarthritis of the limbs 110 (20.5%), regional musculo-skeletal disorders 83 (15.5%), arthritis associated with infections 50 (9.3%), chronic inflammatory and connective tissue diseases 44 (8.2%), crystalline arthropathies 32 (5.9%) and miscellaneous (unclassified) rheumatic conditions 21 (4.1%). CONCLUSION: From these results, we concluded that degenerative disease of the spine and limbs are the most common forms of rheumatic disease in this region. Gout is the most commnon acute inflammatory arthropathy and rheumatoid arthritis the most prevalent arthropathy due to chronic inflammation. |
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Authors:
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M Singwe-Ngandeu; J Meli; H Ntsiba; C Nouédoui; A V Yollo; M B Sida; W F Muna |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: East African medical journal Volume: 84 ISSN: 0012-835X ISO Abbreviation: East Afr Med J Publication Date: 2007 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-12-13 Completed Date: 2008-11-18 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372766 Medline TA: East Afr Med J Country: Kenya |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 404-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Internal Medicine Unit, General Hospital, P.O. Box 5408, Yaounde, Cameroon. |
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Acute Disease Cameroon / epidemiology Chronic Disease Cross-Sectional Studies Female Gout Humans Male Medicine* Middle Aged Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis / epidemiology Rheumatic Diseases / epidemiology* Rheumatology / trends* Specialization* Spinal Diseases |
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