Tuberculous ileo-colitis in Ibadan: a clinicoradiological review.

Title page Concurrent association of inflammatory polymyositis and Crohn’s ileo-colitis in a male: A case report of a rare association and review of literature

Ileo-caecal Granulomata.

EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS The present confusion concerning the classification and terminology of granulomatous lesions of the ileo-caecal area is pointed out. Fifteen cases are reviewed with regard to clinical presentation, operative findings, and post-operative development. The tissues removed from these patients are critically reviewed with regard to features which would classify them as tuberculosi...

Tuberculous appendicitis presenting with lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage--a case report and review of the literature.

The author presents a young patient presenting with lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to tuberculous appendicitis. Though an ileo-cecal region is the most frequent site of involvement of the intestinal tuberculosis, vermiform appendix involvement is rare. Moreover, intestinal tuberculosis is an uncommon cause of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Therefore, bleeding from tuberculous appendi...

Caecal tuberculosis.

Hypertrophic ileo-caecal tuberculosis was often diagnosed on clinical grounds in the last century, but it was subsequently realized that many granulomata of this type were not of tuberculous origin (Moschcowitz and Wilensky, 1923). The description of regional ileitis (Crohn, Ginzburg, and Oppenheimer, 1932) raised further doubts about the incidence of hypertrophic ileo-caecal tuberculosis; in f...

Sustainable development and environmental challenges in Cameroon’s mining sector: A review

Cameroon has a strong geological potential for a number of mineral resources that, if well managed, could support economic growth. The country contains potentially large deposits of iron ore, gold, bauxite, diamond, limestone, nickel, and gemstones, and indices of other numerous minerals and precious metals. Despite its geological wealth, mining has never played a major role in Cameroon’s econo...