Looking for Betty

On Being a Doctor15 November 2005Looking for BettyJaime E. Ollé-Goig, MD, MPHJaime E. Ollé-Goig, MD, MPHFrom St. Francis Hospital, Buluba, Uganda.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-143-10-200511150-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Mothers line the corridor of the pediatric ward of our rural hospital in Uganda, holding up their babies and waiting for the physician to begin their visit. The lowering of hospitalization fees has had a major impact on our already overburdened daily work. As I try to find a passage through the crowd, I notice a woman holding a young girl who is obviously very sick. A few questions and a brief physical examination make me think that the girl—her niece, Betty—suffers from meningitis. The lumbar puncture reveals cloudy spinal fluid, and the laboratory results suggest tuberculosis. I start her ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From St. Francis Hospital, Buluba, Uganda.Corresponding Author: Jaime E. Ollé-Goig, MD, MPH, Carretera de las Aguas 181, 08017 Barcelona, Spain; e-mail, [email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byÚltimas historias ugandesas o el triunfo de Mamadi 15 November 2005Volume 143, Issue 10Page: 755KeywordsChildrenForecastingHipHospitalizationsMeningitisResearch laboratoriesRiversStreptomycinTemperature ePublished: 15 November 2005 Issue Published: 15 November 2005 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2005 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...