A 45-year-old man, Yaw, with sickle-cell disease (HbSS) presents to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a 14-month history of a painful ulcer on the lateral aspect of his right ankle. The ulcer isβ¦
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Kofi, a 45-year-old man with sickle cell disease (HbSS), is reviewed on the Korle Bu general surgical ward on post-operative day 5 following an elective open cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstonesβ¦
Kofi, a 62-year-old man with a 20-year history of chronic venous insufficiency, is referred from a district hospital in the Brong-Ahafo Region to the regional surgical unit with a 7-month history of aβ¦
A 48-year-old man, Kofi, with a 12-year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus (poorly controlled, HbA1c 10.8%) presents to the surgical outpatient clinic at a regional hospital in the Volta Region with β¦
Kofi, a 58-year-old man with a 12-year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus managed with metformin and glibenclamide, presents to the Korle Bu surgical outpatient clinic with a 3-month history of a paiβ¦
Akua, a 34-year-old market trader, presents to the Korle Bu general surgical outpatient clinic with a raised, itchy, firm lesion over her left earlobe following ear-piercing performed eighteen months β¦
A 62-year-old woman, Akua, is reviewed in the vascular surgical clinic at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. She has a 14-month history of a non-healing ulcer on the medial aspect of her right lower leg, jusβ¦
A 28-year-old man, Kofi, with sickle-cell disease (HbSS) presents to the Komfo Anokye emergency surgical unit with a 6-week history of a painless, progressively enlarging ulcer on his right medial malβ¦
A 62-year-old woman, Akua, is reviewed on the vascular surgical ward at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. She has a 14-month history of a non-healing ulcer on the medial aspect of her right lower leg, just β¦
Yaw, a 67-year-old retired civil servant with a 25-year history of varicose veins, presents to the Komfo Anokye vascular surgical clinic with a 6 Γ 5 cm ulcer on the medial aspect of his left lower leβ¦
A 34-year-old man, Kwame, presents to the Komfo Anokye surgical outpatient clinic six weeks after sustaining a machete laceration to his left forearm. The wound was primarily sutured at a district hosβ¦
A 34-year-old man, Kwame, presents to the Komfo Anokye surgical outpatient clinic six weeks after sustaining a machete laceration to his left forearm that was primarily sutured at a district hospital.β¦
A 62-year-old woman, Adwoa, with a 20-year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus (HbA1c 11.2%) and peripheral arterial disease is referred to the vascular surgical unit at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital witβ¦
A 45-year-old man, Yaw, is seen in the surgical ward at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital three days after an elective open sigmoid colectomy for diverticular disease. His wound was closed primarily. He is nβ¦
Kofi, a 35-year-old carpenter, presents to a regional hospital ED in Ashanti after sustaining a circular saw injury to the right hand. He is right-hand dominant. On examination: BP 122/80 mmHg, HR 96 β¦
A 7-year-old girl is brought to a district hospital in the Volta Region by her mother after being scratched and licked on an open abrasion on her forearm by a stray cat. The child has no visible bite β¦
A 10-year-old boy is brought to a regional hospital ED in Volta Region by his mother after he stepped on a wooden stick while playing barefoot in a muddy compound. He has a small puncture wound on theβ¦
A 28-year-old man, Kwame, presents to a district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo with a 4 cm laceration to his right forearm sustained when he fell onto a broken bottle 3 hours ago. The wound is contaminaβ¦
Kofi, a 19-year-old student, presents to a regional hospital ED after stepping on a rusty nail through the sole of his rubber sandal 3 hours ago. The puncture wound is on the plantar aspect of the rigβ¦
Akosua, a 28-year-old market trader, presents to the regional hospital ED in Kumasi at 10 PM after being bitten on the right hand by her neighbour's dog 2 hours earlier. The bite is a 1.5 cm laceratioβ¦
A 35-year-old woman, Afia, is brought to a district hospital in the Northern Region after a machete assault 8 hours ago. She has a 6 cm laceration over the left forearm with irregular, macerated edgesβ¦
A 28-year-old man, Kwame, presents to the emergency unit of a regional hospital in Ashanti Region after sustaining a 4 cm laceration to his right forearm from a broken bottle at a construction site. Tβ¦
A 19-year-old man presents to the Komfo Anokye ED after stepping on a piece of glass while barefoot at the beach 3 hours ago. He has a 1 cm puncture wound on the plantar surface of his right foot. Vitβ¦
Akosua, a 28-year-old woman, is brought to the Korle Bu emergency centre after a road traffic accident. She has a 3 cm laceration involving the left vermilion border of the lip β the wound edges crossβ¦
A 28-year-old carpenter, Kwame, presents to the emergency centre at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after a circular saw injury to the right hand sustained 2 hours ago. The wound is over the dorsum of β¦
A 52-year-old farmer, Yaw, is brought to a district hospital in Northern Region after his machete slipped and caused a 6 cm laceration across the dorsum of his right hand while clearing farmland. The β¦
Kwame, a 35-year-old farmer, is brought to a district hospital in the Northern Region by his family after being bitten on the left calf by a stray dog while working on his farm 3 days ago. He cleaned β¦
Fatima, a 35-year-old market trader, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED after sustaining a deep puncture wound to her right foot from a rusty nail while walking in a construction site. The wound is appβ¦
A 28-year-old man named Kwame presents to the district hospital in Brong-Ahafo region after sustaining a small clean laceration on his palm while slicing plantain. The wound is approximately 1.5 cm, wβ¦
Mohammed, a 44-year-old man with HIV infection (not on ART, CD4 count 180 cells/ΞΌL obtained 3 months ago), presents to the Korle Bu Emergency Centre after sustaining a deep laceration on his right hanβ¦