CLINICAL PROFILE OF ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS IN A TERTIARY CENTRE IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA
Author(s): Torty Chimaeze; Eyong Komomo; Uhegbu Kelechi; Asindi A. Asindi
Institute(s): 1,2,3 Department of Paediatrics, University of Calabar & University of Calabar Teaching Hospital; 4 Department of Paediatrics, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital
Volume 4 / Issue 1
Abstract
Surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) was an important public health activity in many countries prior to the eradication of Poliomyelitis. Following the eradication of Polio in Nigeria and globally, it is paramount to identify other major contributors to clinical burden of AFP. This study was designed to describe the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and differential diagnosis of causes of AFP over a 10 year period in a tertiary hospital.
Number of Pages: 5
Number of Words: 1735
First Page: 73
Last Page: 77