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Ayuba Hannatu U

Radiotherapy and Oncology Department, National Hospital Abuja, Nigeria

hannatuayuba@gmail.com
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Publications 4

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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 2

THE CONTRIBUTION OF INTESTINAL PROTOZOA TO DIARRHOEA IN CANCER PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY AT NATIONAL HOSPITAL ABUJA

Ayuba Hannatu U*, Festus Igbinoba, Philip Nwajiobi-Princewill, Sunday A. Adewuyi, Abbas A Abdus-Salam, Rasaaq A. Oyesegun, Simeon C. Aruah, Samuel Sonibare, Khadijah Abdulraheem, Tobechi Akujiobi, Aminu U, Omonyeme Oboh, Abdulhamid Shehu, Dalhat Umar, Amina Dansani, Philip Ayom, Kenneth Enwerem, Nura Shuaib, Fatima I Uba

Background: Diarrhoea is one of the most critical health problems worldwide. In addition, vital symptom burden in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, which can worsen the disease condition with poor outcomes in the presence of intestinal protozoa infestations. The study assessed the contribution of intestinal protozoa to diarrhoea in breast ca...

Jul, 2025 Vol. 1, Issue 2 80 views 70 downloads
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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 2

A CASE REPORT OF IFOSFAMIDE INDUCED ENCEPHALOPATHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF METASTATIC VULVAR LEIOMYOSARCOMA IN NATIONAL HOSPITAL ABUJA

Shagaya Uchechukwu Nneka, Ayuba Hannatu Usman*, Paul Emeka, Bello Abubakar Mohammed, Mohammed Nafisah Mamman, Kwapmi Nicholas, Umar Farouk Dalhat, Anosike Agbedo

Introduction: Ifosfamide induced encephalopathy (IIE) is not a common phenomenon and is under reported in our context. Its incidence ranges between 10 to 40% in developed settings. It comprises of a range of neuropsychiatric conditions such as confusion, disorientation, somnolence, agitation, hallucinations, lethargy, and seizures. With the extensi...

Jul, 2025 Vol. 1, Issue 2 74 views 50 downloads
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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 1

A COMPARATIVE PILOT STUDY OF A FIVE BLADE SPECULUM (BOUQUET SPECULUM) AND TWO- BLADE TRADITIONAL VAGINAL SPECULUM: PATIENT COMFORTABILITY VERSUS CERVIX VISUALIZATION

Ayuba Hannatu U*, Lawal Hanafi B, Mahmoud R.A, Akintola O.S, Fatona K.O, Aminu U

Introduction: The vaginal speculum is an important tool used in cervical cancer prevention and control. This study compared patients' comfort, cervical visualization and ease of using the bouquet speculum to the traditional bivalve vaginal speculum during the cervical cancer screening procedure at National Hospital Abuja. Due to the need to improve...

Jan, 2025 Vol. 1, Issue 1 103 views 63 downloads
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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 1

CASE REPORT: A RARE CASE OF BREAST METASTASIS FROM MUCINOUS RECTAL CARCINOMA

Okonkwo Maryjane Chioma*, DA Bojude D, Ayuba Hannatu U, A Lawan, AU Usman, Z Usman

Introduction: There are few cases of breast metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC). The most common sites of metastases of colorectal cancer are the liver, lungs and the peritoneum. Breast metastases from colorectal cancers are very rare and metastases to distant sites signify a very poor prognosis. We report a case of a chemotherapy and radiot...

Jan, 2025 Vol. 1, Issue 1 80 views 33 downloads
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