Chisom Ntomchukwu

Case Report: Successful Management of Opioid Abuse and Addiction in a Known SCD Patient at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria

Kingsley Akaba, Iquo Ibanga, Olukayode Oshatuyi, Ofonime Essien, Ebere Onyeulor, Chisom Ntomchukwu & Usen Ekpeyong · International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology · 2018

Background: Opioids are a group of potent analgesic with mixed receptor activities. Pain related symptom accounts for the main reason for substance dependence among sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. Aims: The report aims to elucidate the adverse effects of opioid and its compli...

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Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum Antibodies among Blood Donors in a Tertiary Hospital in South-South Nigeria

Kingsley Akaba, Olukayode Oshatuyi, Marcus Inyama, Obinna Iheanacho, Freeman Jabengo, Chisom Ntomchukwu, Essien U. Ekpeyong, Offiong A. Bassey & Anthony N. Kokelu · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018

Background: Treponema pallidum is well-known for its immune-evasiveness and invasiveness, its spirochaete has a long latent period in which individuals present no signs or symptoms and still could be infectious. In spite of the available effective treatment, the development of su...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41574