Tapiwa Kumwenda
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Kumwenda T, Hodson D, Rambiki K, Rambiki E, Fedoriw Y, Tymchuk C, et al.
Trop Med Infect Dis
. 2024 Dec;
9(12).
PMID: 39728834
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV), also known as human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), is the primary etiologic cause of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS). Patients with...
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Subtle Sonographic Signs of Disseminated Tuberculosis: A Case Report and Narrative Literature Review
Hodson D, Kumwenda T, Wallrauch C, Rambiki E, Tymchuk C, Taccari F, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2024 Jul;
111(3):529-534.
PMID: 39013377
Miliary tuberculosis is a form of disseminated tuberculosis that can be difficult to detect when the classic pattern is absent on chest radiograph and advanced cross-sectional imaging is not readily...
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Heller T, Phiri V, Kumwenda T, Mzumara W, Vinikoor M, Rambiki E, et al.
Ultrasound J
. 2024 Mar;
16(1):18.
PMID: 38436778
Background: Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) is prevalent worldwide and most related deaths occur in low-resource settings. Antiviral treatment of CHB is indicated in those with significant liver disease and markers...
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Vonasek B, Kumwenda T, Gumulira J, Nyirongo M, Heller T, Palmer M, et al.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2023 Nov;
43(2):e65-e67.
PMID: 37963311
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) was assessed in 131 children under 5 years old hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition. Of these, 23% had confirmed or unconfirmed TB and...
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Belard S, Taccari F, Kumwenda T, Huson M, Wallrauch C, Heller T
Clin Microbiol Infect
. 2023 Nov;
30(3):320-327.
PMID: 37923216
Background: The 'Focused assessment with sonography for HIV-associated tuberculosis' (FASH) protocol has been applied and researched for over a decade in HIV-infected patients with suspected extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Interpretation of target...
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Huson M, Kumwenda T, Gumulira J, Rambiki E, Wallrauch C, Heller T
Ultrasound J
. 2023 May;
15(1):27.
PMID: 37258984
Background: Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV-associated TB (FASH) is a diagnostic tool for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in symptomatic patients with advanced HIV. As Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is also prevalent...
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Heller T, Taccari F, Rambiki K, Kumwenda T, Brunetti E, Wallrauch C
Ultrasound J
. 2023 Feb;
15(1):6.
PMID: 36735108
Background: The spleen is frequently scanned in workup of infections. Hypoechoic splenic micro-abscesses are known signs of disseminated tuberculosis in HIV co-infected patients. The spleen of HIV patients is thus...
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Neuhann F, Kumwenda T, Mahanani M, Heller T, Steffen H
Lancet Glob Health
. 2022 Jun;
10(7):e954.
PMID: 35714643
No abstract available.
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Heller T, Damba D, Kumwenda T, Huwa J, Kamamia C, Nhlema A, et al.
Ann Glob Health
. 2022 Apr;
88(1):16.
PMID: 35433287
Setting: 100 bed medical ward in referral hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi. Objective: HIV positive patients admitted to hospital often have advanced HIV disease (AHD) and are at risk for mortality. WHO...
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Nabity S, Mponda K, Gutreuter S, Surie D, Zimba S, Chisuwo L, et al.
Lancet Glob Health
. 2022 Apr;
10(5):e705-e714.
PMID: 35427527
Background: Pellagra is caused by niacin (vitamin B3) deficiency and patients with pellagra present with a characteristic rash. Isoniazid disrupts intracellular niacin synthesis and might induce niacin deficiency. In 2017,...