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Health › Re: Help! My Skin Is Becoming An Eyesore by passion007: 12:48pm On Jun 05, 2018

OP,
I recommend seeing your dermatologist for follow up.
I suffered severe acne over the years, which have now cleared up, leaving behind some scars on my back aka post inflammatory hyperpigmentation.

At the height of my acne breakouts, I was prescribed Doxycycline for 6 weeks which I took religiously and the breakouts resolved. I only get the occasional solitary pimple these days, and I'm particularly prone to scarring when it happens on my back, but usually clears up without scars when on my face.

I've been recommended several creams to clear up the spots but as it is usually concealed and as I'm not one to use creams by habit, I've decided, rather, to live with it. I can certainly imagine how distressing it would be for you as yours seem to occur in the exposed parts as well.

I certainly would recommend following up with your regular dermatologist so he can escalate your treatment to the next step. I'm sure there are several options for treatment these days.

PS : The attached picture is of my back taken today. I feel the need to say to you that you are not alone in this.

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Celebrities › Re: Instablog9ja Apologizes To Khloe Over HIV Caption! by passion007: 12:06pm On Jun 03, 2018

This is the stupidest apology I've read. Are you apologising or rationalising your action? You can only do one or the other.

Its disappointing that instablog would willingly tarnish one's image for filthy clicks.

Senseless bloggers!

Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 1:02am On Feb 12, 2018

Memejem:
I’m igbo.

Ethiopian airlines is not a competitive airline for those of us in Canada.

I flew klm when I visited last year. And this year again I’m flying klm because of the long layover.

It’s a sad day when because someone doesn’t agree with you, you resort to calling me a traitor and afonja hell bent on destroying igbos.

I’m a proud igbo person. Who doesn’t find Ethiopian airlines compatible for ME. My goal is to enter Nigeria. Not fly Ethiopian airlines.

I’m sorry you weren’t able to see that in my comments.

I hope one day you can relax and stop abusing people who don’t do things the way you do. All your abusive words is counter-productive.

What exactly have I done or said to you that will make you believe I’m plotting against my own people.

Even in my earlier comment I stated im landing in port and driving the rest of the way to anambra. What is wrong in that? I discussed my own difficuties with the airline. I never once said anything against igbos in general.

Your post is superficial and upsetting, and I'll tell you why.

There is a sense of responsibility that most Igbos have toward AIIA. We have witnessed years of neglect, of traveling through decrepit federal roads in order to get to the airports in Lagos or Abuja. Grudgingly, AIIA was given international status. With no facilities to shoulder such a responsibility, it was almost certain the airport would crumble upon itself-it was only a matter of time.

Years have gone by, and the airport has held up against the smear campaign of the Lagos media who once opined Enugu was too dirty to host an international airport, and against the duplicity of the FG who denied other airlines entry into Enugu, while allowing new airlines leave to enter Kano, a city with far less international air traffic. Hence, most of us have come to stomach the slight inconvenience that is a 6-hour layover at Addis Ababa in order to give this airport a lifeline. Then, there's the independent thinkers like yourself who cannot be bothered to fly an airline struggling to find its feet on alien, inhospitable soil, who are enticed by the convenience of flying the Royal Dutch airline, and only waiting under an hour in Amsterdam. That certainly sounds far less tedious, and who could blame you for making a convenient choice.
What the rest of the guys on here are trying to say in the nicest of ways and in the politest language, is that your opinion on the matter is of limited benefit, hence no one wants to hear it. Moreso as your time is far too precious to be spent on a matter as pedestrian as planning your trip around the three days Ethiopian flies into Enugu, and as you won't be flying Ethiopian anyway, we are asking that you not kill the zeal of those who do. I believe that's not an unreasonable request.

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Politics › Re: FANTASTIC MAN; A British Documentary On The Nigerian Enigma, William Onyeabor. by passion007: 6:15pm On Dec 27, 2017

William Onyeabor, the man of whom little is known. It remains a mystery how he was able to make masterpieces in his time with musical accompaniments that have only become popular in the recent past, hence he has gathered a cult following.
Did you know Apple's iPhone 7 ad featured his song "fantastic man".

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Politics › Re: Is Buhari’s 97% And 5% Arithmetically Correct? by passion007: 1:01pm On Oct 07, 2017

LionDeLeo:
Arithmetically, very correct.

97% of the total votes from a zone were in his favour while 5% of the total votes in another zone were against him.

So, mathematically, the statement is very much in order.

Not about the total votes he got, is more about the percentage of the total votes casted in his favour at zonal level.

Your explanation is inconsistent, yet you're the first to call others Illiterate.
Read through your post again, mate.

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Celebrities › Re: Banky W Helps His Uber Driver Who Has Parkinson Disease (photos/video) by passion007: 1:45pm On Sep 19, 2017

I absolutely have no problem with reporting this driver to Uber.
But please, what you noticed are tremors. And this does not equal Parkinson's disease.
It is more likely to be Benign essential tremor, as the tremor of Parkinson's is pill-rolling (which isn't the case in the video)
Many thanks for your hasty diagnosis, Dr Banky Wellington

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Health › Re: Can An HIV Negative Woman And Her HIV Positive Partner Conceive Naturally? by passion007: 8:20am On Sep 14, 2017

firstolalekan:
No. Are you?

You didn't have to dignify him/her with a response. �

Health › Re: Can An HIV Negative Woman And Her HIV Positive Partner Conceive Naturally? by passion007: 8:17am On Sep 14, 2017

sammirano:
That's the word, almost. The risk element is still there.

Even with correct and consistent condom use, there's still a theoretical risk of HIV transmission, so what's your point.

The point of the thread is to put a number on the size of that risk; the risk is close to zero if the positive partner is undetectable. In figures, the number is so infinitesimal that some sources say undetectable is untransmittable.

http://www.aidsmap.com/NAM-endorses-Undetectable-equals-Untransmittable-UU-consensus-statement/page/3116508/

Celebrities › Re: Okwy Chukwujekwu "Main Bossman" Is Dead (Photos, Video) by passion007: 8:11pm On Sep 04, 2017

RIP

Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 4:36pm On Jul 16, 2017

property123:
Unec

Spot on, nwa afo!

Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 2:35pm On Jul 16, 2017

I took this one some months back. Who can guess where this is

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 2:29pm On Jul 16, 2017

Pictures posted on Facebook by @earlsphotography captioned "Sunset in Enugu is magical!"

Who can guess where this is.

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 8:09pm On Jun 15, 2017

ChimaAdeoye:
Right on point!

Too many people think like babies.
If they invest all the money in the north and nothing tangible in the SE, it shouldn't be surprising why tbose areas are doing better.....Meanwhile the same people implementing the wicked agenda against the SE are the first to deceive our people that the reason the SE didn't develop is "good governance".

No place on earth will develop without adequate resources allocated to it. Even if it had the best governance and use bishops as government officials.

The lack of development in the SE is because its starved of resources.

Exactly, brother.
I couldn't have said it better.
The northern regions take turns at the lion share of FG investments, while we are expected to be thankful for the crumbs we are offered.
Imagine what a N200b investment in SE infrastructure would achieve!

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 8:03pm On Jun 15, 2017

@ davear:

I'm glad we found a common ground.
I agree our time under GEJ turned a lost opportunity. Jonathan did not favour Ndigbo per se, rather he gave us our fair share of the proverbial national cake. He treated us as co-equals in the Nigerian project, and for once, we had a sense of belonging, seeing as our people were recognised for their talent and given headship of critical sectors of the economy. Then we developed a soft spot for the man, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Today, we are back to the days where we are thought to have a sense of entitlement if we dared to ask for our fair share.
We missed opportunities under GEJ, but even his native East-West road was uncompleted. Calabar port was drowned in bureaucracy, nor could he attract more refineries to the region as he had promised. It almost sounds as if I'm saying that because his native South-South weren't much better off at the end of his tenure, we shouldn't have expected to be much better off either, but I am in fact disappointed at these shortcomings, and also disappointed that we are only expected to have a say when it is our son who is president.

Our politicians are selfish; all politicians are. But our Igbo leaders, more than anyone else, should know the benefit of seeing critical projects to completion, and attracting critical projects back home. We will continue to ask our politicians to sit up, and demand they invest our limited resources wisely, and continue to prod them to attract investments back home. Even I have always been highly critical of my senator, Gil Nnaji, openly expressing my disappointment that he had been unable to bring the FG's attention to a critical interstate road in his constituency. Imagine my surprise when I found the Makurdi-Obollo-Ikem-Ehamufu-Nkalagu road captured in the 2017 budget. This is a road project that will improve Enugu's productivity, by creating an export corridor for our produce, and is part of the FG's meagre investment in SE infrastructure. Imagine how our region would turn around if we could only have our fair share.

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 1:03pm On Jun 14, 2017*

@ davear

Have you come across this breakdown?

BUDGET- Nigeria's 2017 CAPITAL BUDGET as ALLOCATED to the Regions.
South East and South South, it's not even up to North West.
North Central N209 Billion
North West. N73.7 Billion.
North East N46.69 Billions
South West. N48.97 Billion.
South South. N35.31 Billion.
South East. N28.22 Billion.

Do you still disagree when I say the current federal structure decides who develops and how well?

The FG is investing nearly ten times more to develop the NC than it is investing in the SE.
This has been the pattern since the foundation of Nigeria.
Yet a few years from now, you will wonder why the NC's IGR has skyrocketed, and the SE's IGR continues to plummet.
These are the big issues the FG doesn't want you to discuss, preferring to rivet your attention by telling you to 'demand good governance from your governors'. We will continue to demand better accountability from our politicians, no doubt. But these meagre projects in the SE will never produce the developmental boom we want. Embrace that sad reality, davear.

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 9:08pm On Jun 11, 2017

@ davear:

You admit states can't issue mining licenses, but you refuse to see what this implies. Not being able to define the rules of the game for companies already puts the state at a disadvantage. The improvements in healthcare, employment, development indices, which you have espoused in your page-long posts, are all tied to something as basic as being able to tell a company what rules to play by. The state recently summoned EEDC to a public hearing, which the latter scorned to attend. Political power is king, my dear. Economic power is his foot soldier. And the king lives in Abuja.

Dangote is a businessman and is at liberty to build coal plants to power his companies. They are private businesses. Besides, he imports the coal that powers his plant as there is no significant coal mining going on currently. Nigerian states don't have that liberty. Any power generated by any state is sent to the national grid. The distinctions are obvious and I'm not clear why you're fussing over this issue.

Yes, our IGR is lower because we are in recession. Our nation's GDP is lower because we're in recession. States that have grown their IGR these past 2 years deserve accolades, and certainly have a thing or two to teach other states. States whose IGR dropped are not failures; The real concern would be if we were having a national boom, and Enugu's IGR was falling.

The rest of your post seems intended to titillate the reader's sentiments. No, FG won't uproot our crops, or poison our livestock feed, or spank Ugwuanyi for building an industrial city (a fancy name for the current 9th mile corner). I however agree we need more investments in agriculture, to achieve food self-sufficiency at the very least. We need to reposition PRODA. We need more investments at the Enugu FTZ, which hasn't been the buzz we thought it would be. But, first, we need to convince investors that they're better off driving through decrepit federal roads to the eastern hinterlands than simply setting up shop in Ogun or Lagos. We need to convince them that their surpluses will be easier exported through AIIA or Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport than through MMIA. We need to emphasise the convenience of getting in their machinery via the Onitsha port than through the ports in Lagos. Okay, this is really sarcasm but the truth is that the odds are not in our favour, my brother. Unless the country is restructured, our eastern states will never really become distinguished. We can dream big but reality will cut us short. Ogun and Nasarawa will become cities to contend with as development spills over from Lagos and Abuja, and we would still be waiting for our day in the sun.

What is the state doing in those areas where federal interference is minimal? These areas are not the next level you and I want, and after monies are plundered, whatever is left can only produce underwhelming results.

I am not making a case for Ugwuanyi. I'm only trying to get you to see the bigger picture.

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 8:55am On Jun 11, 2017

@davear

Your posts are 'beautiful' and well written, but the fact is the thoughts you have shared are idealist at best. Perhaps no one has replied you because of the intrinsic flaws in your arguments.

The federal structure decides how well each state can develop, that is why the Igbo elite are currently calling for restructuring. States CANNOT issue mining licenses to any company, that is perhaps the first flaw in your argument. The FG advertised for partners to mine coal in Enugu, and a few days back Simang group of South Africa was chosen to revive the coal industry. All these decisions are taken in Abuja, and even if the company is incompetent but play their Abuja politics proficiently, they'll be in Enugu for decades, much like the situation with EEDC or Oil companies in the Niger Delta

The other flaw in your argument is that, if Enugu invests in coal to power, then we can solve the power problems in the East. That was true thirty years ago! Today, any power generated is sent to the national grid to be shared by all. This discourages regional investment in power.

Lastly, I don't think it should be surprising if our IGR falls in a recession! Small and medium scale businesses left Enugu in the wake of our foreign exchange crisis. I remember at least a South African business outlet in Polo Mall that closed shop during the period. And, Genesis Cinema as well. It looks like the impact is small but it really isn't if you consider that the businesses that stayed back are battling to stay afloat. Taxes have to be reviewed in a recession, IGR may plummet. That said, Ugwuanyi has a lot of room for improvement. I'm impressed with his work in the rural areas, but more needs to be done.

Over and above all of this, we should lend our voice to the call for restructuring. It will solve most of these impediments to state growth.

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 6:41am On May 31, 2017

spyder880:
Remembering Willie Onyeabor.

This great son of Enugu state passed on this year, and has been laid to rest last weekend, at his compound at Amodu Awkunanaw. I remember his songs when he was a musician, I was a little child then but his songs ruled the airwaves. I also remember he made a transition and became an industrialist in his younger years, manufacturing food items like "Catapult vita" and "Catapult lina" to compete with Semovita and Semolina which was the then popular brand in the markets. He later became a politician, traditional ruler, and an evangelist.

Great man, naa n' udo.

Willie Onyeabor, fantastic man!
Did you know Apple used his song as the soundtrack on one of their adverts? This is a big deal as I don't think any Nigerian, or even African song has been previously used to advertise a brand both premium and international as Apple.
Rest in peace, fantastic man. You made good, timeless music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcMSrKi8hZA

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 9:46pm On May 29, 2017*

spyder880:
There is No senator representing Nkanu or Enugu east. The post is vacant.

But, if anyone can convince me we have a senator representing Nkanu area, Enugu east, then tell me what he has ever said or done in the last 10 years.

I really wish Nnamani had won that election.
Gil Nnaji is as ineffectual as he is inconspicuous. It constantly puzzles me how that man was re-elected to represent an area as sophisticated and diverse as Enugu East.
Whatever little (town halls and youth 'development' centers) he has achieved has been in his native Nikeland. We at Isi Uzo have benefited nothing from Gil's over 10 years in the upper house, and I'm sure the situation is the same in Nkanu. So laid back that Ekweremadu is even more popular than he (Gil) is in his (Gil's) own constituency.
A part of me swells with anger whenever Gil is mentioned too often. angry

Dear Gil Nnaji, Three-time senator representing Enugu East, Isi Uzo and Nkanu have yet to feel your impact.
The Obollo-Ikem-Eha Amufu-Nkalagu(Ebonyi) Road is a federal road in your constituency, and while the Obollo-Ikem section has been done by your Enugu North counterpart, you couldn't be bothered about the Ikem-Eha Amufu-Nkalagu section, thus the Federal College of Education, Eha Amufu has remained inaccessible for a decade, under your watch. Eha Amufu, a once thriving agrarian railroad town, has turned into a backwater area where no one wishes to visit, and you couldn't be bothered about that either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-__eVwvyfk

Politics › Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by passion007: 11:28am On May 01, 2017*

Enugu State

Film and Music

Patience Ozokwor
Uzoamaka Aduba (Hollywood)
Ashley Madekwe
Megalyn Echikunwoke
Ego Boyo Nnamani (Ann Haastrup of Checkmate)
Racheal Okonkwo
Regina Chukwu (Yoruba movies)
Uche Ogbodo
Chinwe Owoh
Yvonne Akuabata Ogbogu (Stormrex)

Politics
Ahebi Ugbabe ( Only female king of colonial Igboland)
Chief Mrs Justina Eze (First female lawmaker from the Southeast)

Professionals

Dr Sally Adukwu-Bolujoko (Past president of Nigerian Institute of Management)
Zain Asher (CNN)
Fidelia Njeze
Bianca Ojukwu

Sports
Ogonna Nnamani (She was awarded the Honda-Broderick Cup in 2004 as the USA's top female athlete across all NCAA sports)

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Education › Re: IELTS: Share Your Experience, Ask Your Questions, Tell Us Your Score If You Can. by passion007: 11:10am On Apr 15, 2017

talitachumi:
Hello house I Registered for the IELTS EXAMS on 29th april, for lagos centre as i am in delta state, but i have not gotten any invite yet for speaking as at at today cos am anticipating because am not in lag but i dnt know when am likely to be called for the speaking test because i would have to take permission from work to travel to lagos for the speaking exercise in lagos.

I think they'll notify you within one week of your test.
Again, if you're coming from out of town, it's likely you'll have your speaking test same day as well. When I had my test in Abuja, my speaking test started a few hours after the written ones. Those residing in Abuja had theirs the day before, or the day after.

Education › Re: IELTS: Share Your Experience, Ask Your Questions, Tell Us Your Score If You Can. by passion007: 8:37pm On Apr 08, 2017

michael1385:
IELTS, a minimum score of 6.0 overall bands is required. This is what my school says......I score L-5,S-7,R-6,W-6.5. Overall 6. Pls does it mean I will need to write another one with the statement. Because my listening score is below 6

If your school requires minimum band 6, it implies you may have to retake the test, unfortunately. There is an option of remarking but reading and listening scores rarely ever change after remarking.

Education › Re: IELTS: Share Your Experience, Ask Your Questions, Tell Us Your Score If You Can. by passion007: 8:32pm On Apr 08, 2017

Lextronggroup:
Hello great guys
Please I registered for IELTS myself and get an email confirmation. I received every details to pay and I complied with it. I saw pay through bank transfer and I transferred the money to their account at standard chartered directly which I received alert. But I have not heard of any confirmation from them. Hope I have not wasted 68k just like that.
Please need your advice great mind

As far as I can remember, payment for ielts is only by bank draft.
You should however contact British Council, explaining your situation, and ask whether they can confirm your payment. Otherwise, ask the procedure for refund.

Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 9:03pm On Jan 21, 2017

Digitron:
Wow

Yea, this specie of pineapple is incredibly sweet.
I only wish we could set up agro processing industries locally, rather than export these fruits to Europe's factories.

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 8:04pm On Jan 20, 2017

Enjoy the best and most nutritious pineapple in Africa from San Carlos farms, Enugu.

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Education › Re: IELTS: Share Your Experience, Ask Your Questions, Tell Us Your Score If You Can. by passion007: 6:05pm On Jul 31, 2016

EJIZY:
Please I did not receive it kindly resend josephigun@gmail.com or josephigun@yahoo.com.
God bless u.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-ikaTdt2XnEXzhWLXJhYWR5OHM

Education › Re: IELTS: Share Your Experience, Ask Your Questions, Tell Us Your Score If You Can. by passion007: 1:05pm On Jul 30, 2016

EJIZY:
@passion007 congrats....kindly assist with the materials u used josephigun@gmail.com.
Thank you.

I've sent the link to your email

Education › Re: IELTS: Share Your Experience, Ask Your Questions, Tell Us Your Score If You Can. by passion007: 12:12pm On Jul 29, 2016

I just received my ielts report.
Listening: 9
Reading: 9
Writing: 7.5
Speaking: 7.5
Overall: 8.5

Many thanks to the originators and contributors to this thread. I read the thread from start to finish. In addition, I did all the practice tests from the Cambridge books for Listening and Reading. I also recorded myself on my phone while attempting the speaking test. Also ieltsliz.com is an invaluable online resource.

Good luck to all those still preparing for their test.

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 8:11am On Oct 01, 2015

CFCfan:
My dad passed away earlier today. He had a stroke for some weeks now. Then, a cardiac arrest took his life away

Take heart, brother.
May he rest in peace. Amen.

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 5:03pm On Aug 05, 2015

^
Many don't understand this is the reason this new government has yet to take off. Federal allocation has hit an all time low. Enugu got a paltry N3 billion for this month. After paying salaries, I think a huge chunk of that money will have been spent. For perspective, Chime had an average of N80bn yearly, while at this rate the new govt will have about N36billion yearly unless urgent measures are taken to improve the state's IGR. Or else, the new government will have to source loans while plans are made to improve IGR in the long term.

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 9:45pm On Jul 26, 2015

spyder880:
I think its a good idea, we have many major roads in Enugu.

To a great extent, Bishop42's recommendations are already the norm in Enugu.
Easipark (I believe that's the name of the company) has designated some parking lots along Chime Avenue especially: there's one just opposite Texaco at New Haven junction. There's another one at Block bus stop. They have their rates depending on how long you plan to leave your car parked in the lot. Also, they have refreshment stands in these parking lots. And equally offer car wash services. They are the same guys who clamp cars parked along major roads, or on the unmarked side of street roads.

Regarding advertisements, I will always rate Enugu high with respect to maintaining bill boards, and keeping them clean and orderly. Whatever state dept responsible should carry on. Thumbs up.

The other issues of road maintenance and beautification are within ECTDA'S jurisdiction. And for the fact that ECTDA put Enugu side by side with Paris and New York through the Rockefeller award, I think they should take on more responsibility. May be by becoming distinguished and celebrated internationally, other state departments will sit up.

I don't know how I feel about private (for-profit) organizations fixing and expanding roads. I feel that's why we have a government in the first place. It might improve our IGR further, but at what cost? Already, Enugu North LGA has the highest number of penalties, fines and levies of all LGAs in Nigeria. Or may be that is the cost of running a decent city.

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Health › Re: Save This Child Nairalanders, Advice Me On What To Do, Please Doctors And Nurses by passion007: 8:23am On Jul 12, 2015

ziga:
It is DEFINITELY NOT an infection.

Infections don't last 10 years.

Due to the blisters, she might sometimes develop a superimposed infection.

But the primary problem that she has had for 10 years is not an infection.

It is impossible for anybody to make a diagnosis online, so you are probably better off taking her to a good hospital.

Hereditary telangiectasia however can cause recurrent AV malformations which may be the reason for the bloody blisters in her mouth.

You can google that and see if her symptoms possibly suggest that diagnosis.

And like somebody else said earlier, doing a swab, microscopy and culture is probably the worst suggestion because the mouth has so many organisms that are normally supposed to be there.

Bottom line, look for a good DOC

I completely agree.
For an illness that has defied therapy over the years, rarer diagnoses should be considered.
Osler Weber Rendu (Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia) is on my differential, but the OP has yet to reply the few other questions I asked.
Even the pics show oral telangiectasiae (which I believe is the primary pathology, given the recurrent oral bleeds). Vesicles typically don't bleed when they rupture, so those vesicles aren't so bothersome to me.

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