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Antituberculous Drugs And Kala-azar
(University of Nairobi, 1981-08)
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Splenic aspiration; experience in Kenya.
(1983)
We describe the technique of splenic aspiration in 113 patients presenting with splenomegaly. It was used initially to establish a diagnosis, and in those patients with kala azar, to follow the response of the parasites ...
Causes of chronic diarrhoea in Kenya and their relationship to ulcerative colitis
(1972)
No abstract available
Retinal hemorrhages in kala-azar.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1982-09)
Some preliminary observations on the investigation of splenomegaly in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1982-10)
The treatment of kala-azar: a review with comments drawn from experience in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1985-03)
Pentavalent antimony (Sbv) compounds have been used in the treatment of kala azar for over 60 years. Their introduction was preceded by the use, for a few years, of SbIII compounds, especially tartar emetic. Although the ...
Splenectomy in kala-azar
(1984-09)
At the beginning of the century, splenectomy was used in the treatment of kala-azar, but now is rarely needed, the major indication being for drug resistant kala-azar. Inadvertent splenectomy prior to the diagnosis of ...
Non-filarial elephantiases
(1980)
Clinical, haematological and parasitological response to treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya. A study of 64 patients
(1984)
Sixty four Kenyan patients with visceral leishmaniasis were treated with sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam) (40 patients) or various combinations of Pentostam and allopurinol (24 patients). Three patients, initially considered ...