Liberia Medical & Dental Association Journal

Varicocele and Infertility in African Men – A Systematic Review

Background: Infertility is a global problem. The re­gion with the highest rate of infertility included Cen­tral and Eastern Europe and Australia. The incidence is thought to be much higher in Sub-Saharan Africa, but the data is challenged by under-reporting. Despite most men with varicocele being fertile, it is still the most common diagnosis in infertile males. […]

Extremely Unusual Case of Disabling Soft Tissue Ossification in Pediatric Patient

Debilitating ossifications in soft tissue is an extremely rare phenomenon in literature. Fibrodysplasia Ossi­ficans Progressiva is a very unusual genetic disorder of Extra-Skeletal Bone formation mostly within muscle, tendons and fascia. Clinically it presents with exten­sive heterotopic ossification in soft tissue and malfor­mations in greater Toe and Thumb. During the earlier stages, clinical presentations may mimic […]

Splenic Peliosis in a Patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Peliosis is defined as the presence of cystic blood-filled spaces in the liver, spleen, lymph nodes, as well as other organs. Splenic peliosis is a rare entity. Association of splenic peliosis with chronic myeloproliferative disor­ders is even rarer. Here we describe an unusual case of splenic peliosis with chronic myeloid leukemia.