Socio-Demographic Variables and Personality Profiles of Patients with Substance Use Disorder in a Drug Abuse Treatment Facility in Nigeria

Studies in Nigeria on substance abuse have examined the use/abuse/misuse of substances among selected groups. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between sociodemographic variables, personality types and substance abuse/misuse among patients admitted in a drug abuse facility. This cross-sectional study carried out between 2008 and 2011 with 65 participants who underwent psychological assessment in the drug abuse unit of Federal Neuropsychiatry, Uselu made use of a semi-structured socio-demographic questionnaire to get information on age, gender, occupation, level of education, marital status, duration of substance use and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Version-2 (MMPI-2) to assess patients’ personality. It was concluded that male, unemployed, single, likely to be in a tertiary institution or holds a certificate of one tertiary institution are more likely than other categories to abuse psychoactive substance; while antisocial, passive-dependent and passive-aggressive personality appear to be the most common personality type. Keywords: Sociodemographic; personality profile; substance use disorder, substance abuse patients

A Comparison of quality of life outcomes following different techniques of mastoid surgery

- Background: Mastoid surgery carried out to treat chronic otitis media (COM) can lead to an improvement in objective and subjective measures post-operatively. This study aims to look at the subjective change in quality of life using the Glasgow Benefit Inventory relative to the type of mastoid surgery undertaken. - Method: A retrospective multi-centre postal questionnaire survey of 157 patients who underwent mastoid surgery from 2008-2012. - Results: 83 questionnaire responses were received from patients having the surgery at 3 different hospitals (a response rate of 53%). 57% of patients had a Glasgow benefit Score of 0 indicating no change in quality of life post-operatively. 35% scored +50 indicating a significant improvement. The only significant difference found was that women fare worse after surgery than men. - Conclusions: The choice of mastoid surgery technique should be determined by clinical need and surgeon preference. There is no improvement in quality of life for most patients

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease from eastern India

Kikuchi′s disease, a rare disorder which usually presents with fever painful lymphadenopathy, rash and arthritis, all of which are close mimickers of infective and immunological disorders. It is essentially a histopathological diagnosis and tests to rule out other connective tissue disorders or infective etiology must be undertaken. We present a series of two cases of kikuchi-fujimoto′s disease presenting primarily with lymphadenopathy and fever in all cases. The first is a case of generalized lymphadenopathy and the second case of kikuchi′s disease with SLE, a rare association. Lymph node excision biopsy and histopathology documented Kikuchi Fujimoto disease in above cases. All the cases improved on follow up and had no residual stigmata