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"Noma ate his face"
Hassan has half of a face. Yes, you heard right, half a face! You see, he wasn’t born like this. On his first birthday, his mother noticed a small sore on his mouth covered with a slimy substance. Like a lot of people in rural areas who had little health knowledge, she cleaned the...
"THAT TOOTH THAT KILLS"
Mr Saleh (not his real name) presented to the accident and emergency unit, late, one evening in an altered state of consciousness and a blocked airway. He had received preliminary emergency care to optimize him, while my team did an extensive clinical assessment. Our findings revealed that there was a large swelling below the chin blocking his airway hence his breathing difficulty. The swelling discharged a substance, which was foul smelling and...