Eugene Vernyuy Yeika Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Tropical Diabetic Hand Syndrome, Trauma, Erythrocyte sedimentation, Glycaemic, Necrotizing Fasciitis
Clinical Research Education Networking and Consultancy, Douala, Cameroon
Eugene YEIKA, is a Public Health Physician and infectious disease expert with over five years of professional experience in clinical practice, district health system management and humanitarian organizations in resourced-limited settings Saint Eugene is also early career researcher with interest on tropical medicine, antimicrobial resistance, sexo-reproductive health, and HIV.
Case Report Open Access
Author(s): Derrick Tembi Efie, Eugene Vernyuy Yeika, Cedrick Mbassi and Siméon Pierre Choukem
Background: Hand infections amongst patients living with diabetes are common in the tropical region and remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Tropical diabetic hand syndrome is the term that has been coined for diabetic hand infections that commonly occur in the tropics. This syndrome is not known to many physicians especially in sub-Saharan Africa and consequently it is overlooked and underreported. This indexed case is reported to create more awareness on the existence of tropical diabetic hand syndrome.
Case presentation: We report the case of 57 year-old black African driver, newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus after he presented with a life threatening infection ... view moreĀ»