Professor Femi Williams analyses of President Buhari's health through his recent photos
- A fresh perspective is evolving on the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari
- The president is currently on medical vacation in the United Kingdom
-
A certified physician in Anatomic pathology from London and Ireland,
has analysed the president’s health using his recent pictures
Professor
Femi Williams, a certified physician in Anatomic pathology from London
and Ireland, has analysed President Muhammadu Buhari’s health using the
president’s recent pictures.
Professor Femi Williams
Professor
Williams, an eminent professor of medicine who graduated from Trinity
College, University of Dublin in 1961 arrived at a preliminary clinical
diagnosis of what may have gone wrong with Buhari’s health using the
pictures.
In a statement obtained by The
Nation, Professor Williams called for further investigation on the
history of Buhari’s ear infection with a view to determining the true
state of his health.
Professor Williams also stated that he Nigerians have a “constitutional right to know the health of our President.”
“It is a moral prerogative to be
concerned about our president’s health. The physical and mental
well-being of most Presidents in the world are usually not shrouded in
secrecy because details of the health of current and past presidents in
the developed world are published in the public domain.
“Speculations
about the health of some of our leaders should not be subject to benign
or malignant analyses by medically qualified and non- medically
qualified pundits,” he said.
He continued: “As
a board certified physician in internal medicine and a board certified
physician in anatomic pathology from London and Ireland I hereby venture
to throw some light on this invaluable photograph that may allay the
fears of all the concerned citizens of this nation and in the Diaspora.”
The findings of Professor Williams are:
1. The president is not dehydrated
2. The president is not clinically anaemic
3. The president is not clinically jaundiced
4. For his age, there are no wrinkles on his forehead indicative of good preservation and nutrition
He however said the president’s costume does not permit a superficial assessment of whether he has lost weight or not.
His positive findings are:
1. The photograph shows some degree of clubbing of the fingers
2.
The photo shows a small nodule on the lateral aspect of two fingers and
one of these bumps has a hyper pigmented rim suggestive of an
infective etiology (cause) in the recent past
3. There is mild reduplication of skin over the knuckles ( not enough for elastosis)
4.
There are multiple transverse opacities on the nails particularly of
the left hand suggestive of an infection? Viral or other infections.
Continuing, Professor Williams said: “The
summary of these positive findings suggest that if the clubbing of the
fingers are not congenital, the president may have a disease associated
with finger clubbing, some of which are not serious and some of which
are serious and cannot be speculated upon. The most serious of these is
cancer somewhere.
“One relevant question
to ask is whether the president smoked cigarettes at some point in his
life. Furthermore the multiple opacities in the nails suggest some
infective pathologies at different times as these opacities appear
layered in disposition.
“The little bump on the finger with a
hyper pigmented rim is benign and suggests a previous infection or even
an insect bite. In my opinion, there may be no cause for alarm if the
finger clubbing is something he was born with. If not there may be cause
for alarm if the underlying cause is a serious disease and there are
many to consider.
“The significance of
his past history of an ear infection is worthy of further investigation
as head and neck cancers may masquerade in a number of ways.
“It
will be in the best interest of all concerned for more information to
be released as extended requests for sick leave make the prognosis to be
suspect.
“I may be wrong as this
synopsis is based on a newspaper snapshot which is presumed to be of
recent vintage. In that case this is not meant to mislead the public but
to fill a huge void in the absence of reliable information.”
President
Buhari has been in London since January 19. The presidency had first
announced that he was there for a 10-day leave. But he has since extended the leave on medical grounds.
Afenifere chieftain and elder statesman, Ayo Adebanjo recently said the presidency is not sincere about the true state of President Buhari’s health, adding that those around the president were taking Nigerians for fools.
Similarly,
former President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Dr Dozie Ikedife has
expressed his displeasure over how the presidency is handling the president’s health situation.
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