Zainab I., 21

Zainab Isah is 21 years old, she is a petty trader living in the city of Bauchi State. She is hoping to grow her business in future. She is not married and she is living with her parents. She had wishes to further her education but her parents do not have the means to pay for her school fees. They live in a 3 rooms rented apartment with a pit toilet separately. She started having seasonal pains around her private part, eventually the pain keeps getting worse, smelly discharge, some boils, weakness of the body, headache, abdominal pain, backpain and catarrh but there is no means for her to get medical help. She heard about Helpster Charity and immediately she came to get proper medication in Albishir hospital through the support of Helpster Charity. Upon presentation at our hospital, and after thorough evaluation, she was diagnosed with Peptic Ulcer (PUD) Exacerbation, Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases (PID), and Malaria.

Zainab - a 21 years old, was in pains when she was presented to our hospital, she was admitted and had several tests. She was diagnosed with PID, PUD Exacerbation and malaria, she was on antimalarial injections, antibiotics and other supportive care to mitigate the pains. After she became stable, no more pains and she resumed eating well, she was discharged with some take home drugs. She was to come for follow-up in 5 days after discharge. She remained grateful to Helpster Charity for their support.

The prognosis of peptic ulcer disease (PUD), pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and malaria is generally good with early diagnosis and proper treatment, but complications arise when care is delayed. PUD usually resolves with acid suppression, H. pylori eradication, and lifestyle changes, though untreated cases may lead to bleeding, perforation, or obstruction. PID responds well to antibiotics when treated early, but delayed care can cause infertility, ectopic pregnancy, or chronic pelvic pain. Malaria also has a favorable outcome if managed promptly with effective antimalarial drugs, yet untreated or severe cases can progress to cerebral malaria, severe anemia, or multi-organ failure, making timely intervention crucial for all three conditions.