ESPE Abstracts

There is an exponential rise on the topic of Gender dysphoria (GD) on the internet, pubmed data, seminars and conferences. However, most of these discussions skewed toward the western populations. GD appears invisible or non -existence in Africa? Recently, GD has been conceptualized as a continuum of a bipolar disorder with varying degrees of dysphoric expression in between the poles. Hence, dimensional measure of assessment which is in keeping with nature’s experiences...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the most common subtype of sickle cell disease (SCD) worldwide of The disease is highly prevalent in Sub Saharan Africa with a prevalence rate of 3% in Nigeria; a country with a population of over 180 million. Growth failure is a recognized clinical feature in SCA patients which culminates to short stature if unaddressed. Late presentation/age at diagnosis is one of the daunting challenges. Despite the high prevalence of children with SCA in Wes...