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The school and clinical areas are where student nurses get all the necessary knowledge and skills to become and practice as competent nurses. Being absent as a results of different factors reduces the ability to graduate capable and competent nurses. This study was aimed at determining the factors influencing absenteeism among student nurses’ in school of nursing and midwifery Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching hospital Sokoto. Cross sectional descriptive survey was used. The target population consisted of 199 student nurses from year one, year two and year three of the school of which 133 were conveniently sampled. Data were collected by means of an adapted questionnaire. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 20) was used for data analysis. The findings of the study revealed some school and clinical factors influencing absenteeism and this includes: lectures are boring, avoiding certain subject content, lecture hours are too long and tiring, Not ready for a test or an assignment that was due, classroom are not conducive, ill treatment by senior staff and being overworked. The study concluded that, the cause of absenteeism among students is multi-factorial. The study recommends Supervision and monitoring of the absenteeism policy. Students should be encouraged to utilize the correct channels of communication if they feel uncomfortable in the clinical area or at school, rather than resorting to absenteeism.

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Testicular mesothelioma is a rare form of mesothelioma accounting for less than 1 % of the cases.We present a case of 75 year old male who presented with right scrotal swelling and he underwent right high inguinal orchidectomy .A final diagnosis of Mesothelioma –low grade (Epithelial)was made on the histopathology.

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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum with subcutaneous emphysema is a rare emergent situation in which there is triad of symptoms like chest pain, swelling in the neck, chest wall and dyspnea with no demonstrable etiology. The common factors that can lead to Hamman’s syndrome are vigorous Valsalva maneuver during parturition, excessive retching, vomiting and violent coughing episode in acute asthmatic situations. It warrants a complete work-up to rule out serious underlying illness related to perforation of aero digestive tract. We present a lady with 3 months antenatal history with repeated vomiting, swelling of neck and chest wall. Clinical examination, MRI chest and neck confirmed the diagnosis of Hamman’s syndrome. She was managed conservatively and discharged home after 2days of observation. Hamman’s syndrome is reported in the immediate post-delivery status and quite unheard in the first trimester of pregnancy. Our case is unique in this aspect and we caution the emergency physician of this rare disorder about this illness.

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Cystic hygroma or lymphangioma, is an uncommon congenital, benign tumour of the lymphatic system. The atypical localization of a lymphangioma in the chest wall is very rare. We report a case of cystic lymphangioma found in the chest wall of a 2-years-old boy. Parents discovered the mass at birth. The tumor was not painful. Ultrasonography and CT scan showed a heterogenous cystic mass in the left chest. The patient underwent surgery for mass removal. Histopathological examination showed a cystic lymphangioma.