Author

Fernando K Lekpa

Douala General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Dschang - Cited by 702 - Internal Medicine - Rheumatology

Biography

Dr. Fernando Kemta Lekpa is a Lecturer in Internal Medicine Practitioner & Rheumatologist and Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceuticals Sciences at Douala General Hospital, Douala, Dschang, Cameroon. Dr. Fernando's research is focused on spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, relapsing polychondritis, amyloidosis, gout and hyperuricemia, low back pain, and pain management, especially neuropathic pain. His main goal is to promote the development of Rheumatology in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Refractory relapsing polychondritis: challenges and solutions
FK Lekpa, X ChevalierOpen Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews, 1-11, 2018201
42
2018
Factors influencing disability in patients with chronic low back pain attending a tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan Africa
M Doualla, J Aminde, LN Aminde, FK Lekpa, FM Kwedi, EV Yenshu, ...BMC musculoskeletal disorders 20, 1-11, 2019201
35
2019
Use of WhatsApp®, for distance teaching during COVID-19 pandemic: Experience and perception from a sub-Saharan African setting
D Enyama, EV Balti, SR Simeni Njonnou, C Ngongang Ouankou, ...BMC medical education 21, 1-9, 2021202
16
2021
Prevalence and risk factors of peripheral artery disease in black Africans with HIV infection: a cross-sectional hospital-based study
F Kamdem, Y Mapoure, B Hamadou, F Souksouna, MS Doualla, AM Jingi, ...Vascular Health and Risk Management, 401-408, 2018201
15
2018
Anorectal pathology amongst HIV infected patients attending the Douala General Hospital: a cross-sectional study
HN Luma, SAFB Eloumou, EA Fualefeh-Morfaw, A Malongue, E Temfack, ...International journal of STD & AIDS 28 (4), 389-396, 2017201
14
2017
Negative antigen RDT and RT-PCR results do not rule out COVID-19 if clinical suspicion is strong
Negative antigen RDT and RT-PCR results do not rule out COVID-1 if clinical suspicion is strongFK Lekpa, SRS Njonnou, E Balti, HN Luma, SP ChoukemThe Lancet Infectious Diseases 21 (), 120, 2021202
9
2021
Health-related quality of life and its determinants in patients with chronic low back pain at a tertiary hospital in Cameroon: A cross-sectional study
JA Aminde, LN Aminde, MD Bija, FK Lekpa, FM Kwedi, EV Yenshu, ...BMJ open 10 (10), e035445, 2020202
7
2020
Epidemiology, clinical and paraclinical presentations of pulmonary embolism: a cross-sectional study in a sub-Saharan Africa setting
BHM Ngahane, F Kamdem, SRS Njonnou, N Chebou, A Dzudie, ...Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases 9 (03), 89, 2019201
7
2019
The challenge of COVID-19 case identification and ascertainment in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Cameroon
SRS Njonnou, FK Lekpa, CN Ouankou, EV Balti, SP Choukem, FT UnitedThe Pan African Medical Journal 35 (Suppl 2), 2020202
6
2020
Prevalence and characteristics of metabolic syndrome in gout patients in a hospital setting in sub-Saharan Africa
M Doualla-Bija, YL Batchama, J Moutchia-Suh, VJA Moor, F Kamdem, ...Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews 12 (), 1007-1011, 2018201
6
2018
The COVID-19 prevalence among children: hypotheses for low infection rate and few severe forms among this Age Group in Sub-Saharan Africa
SR Simeni Njonnou, NC Noumedem Anangmo, F Kemta Lekpa, ...Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases 2021, 2021202
6
2021
Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in newly diagnosed and untreated hypertensive patients in Cameroon: A cross-sectional study
F Kamdem, FK Lekpa, MS Doualla, YN Nouga, OD Sontsa, E Temfack, ...Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation 28 (), 1144-1149, 2017201
5
2017
Prevalence and factors associated with low back pain in schoolchildren in Cameroon, sub‐Saharan Africa
F Kemta Lekpa, D Enyama, D Noukeu Njinkui, A Ngongang Chiedjio, ...International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 24 (9), 1186-1191, 2021202
3
2021
Les enthésites
FK Lekpa, P ClaudepierreRevue du Rhumatisme 84, A21-A28, 2017201
3
2017
Availability of drugs for severe COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa
SRS Njonnou, CN Ouankou, FK Lekpa, EV Balti, SP ChoukemThe Pan African Medical Journal 35 (Suppl ), 000
2
2020
Training needs of health researchers in research ethics in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study
J Ateudjieu, KH Tchio-Nighie, F Kemta Lekpa, IM Koutio Douanla, ...BMC Medical Education 22 (), 697, 2022202
1
2022
AB0965 EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF THE JOB STRESS ON THE ONSET OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS IN THE HEALTHCARE WORKERS OF THE GENERAL HOSPITAL OF DOUALA, CAMEROON
FK Lekpa, MNH BertrandAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases 79 (Suppl ), 778-779, 2020202
1
2020
AB0869 CLINICAL FEATURES OF WOMEN WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS AT DIAGNOSIS IN CAMEROON, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
FK Lekpa, AT Kamkui, HN Luma, SP ChoukemAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases 79 (Suppl ), 740-74, 2020202
1
2020
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Peripheral Artery Disease in a Group of Apparently Healthy Young Cameroonians: A Cross-Sectional Study
F Kamdem, YN Mapoure, B Hamadou, F Souksouna, AM Jingi, ...World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases 8 (02), , 20820
1
2018
Gender difference in the association between gout at diagnosis and metabolic syndrome in African population: a retrospective cohort study
FK Lekpa, FS Bebey, I Bouallo, SRS Njonnou, HN Luma, ...The Pan African Medical Journal 43, 2022202
1
2022

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