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Experience with rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Nairobi, Kenya
(2015)
Background: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Newer therapies include B-cell targeted therapies such as rituximab.
Objectives: To study the outcome in RA patients ...
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: management challenges and lessons learnt in the third world set-up: Case report
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: Antiphospholipid
Syndrome (APS) is a disorder that
manifests clinically as recurrent venous
or arterial thrombosis and/or foetal loss.
Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome
(CAPS) is a very severe variant ...
Clinical utility of autoantibodies and biologic markers in rheumatoid arthritis
(2015)
Objective: To review the current and emerging auto-antibodies and biologic markers in rheumatoid arthritis.
Data source: Published original research work and reviews were searched in English related to pathophysiology, ...
Clinical characteristics of patients with systemic lupus erythe - matosus in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Background:
Systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), a chronic
multisystem autoimmune disease with a
wide spectrum of manifestations, shows
considerable variation across the globe,
although there is data from Africa ...
Clinical profiles of patients with osteoporosis in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Background:
Osteoporosis, a chronic,
progressive disease of multifactorial
aetiology and one of the most common
metabolic bone diseases worldwide.
Despite ample sunshine, the Middle East
and Africa register the ...
Clinical and socio-demographic profile of patients on treatment for osteoporosis in Nairobi, Kenya
(2015)
Background: Osteoporosis is a chronic, progressive disease of multifactorial aetiology and one of the most common metabolic bone diseases worldwide. There is a paucity of data on osteoporosis in Africa as it’s generally ...
Perioperative Management of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Case Report and Literature Review
(2015)
Background: This paper aims to explore the assessment of patients with psoriatic arthritis before
undergoing orthopaedic surgery. Perioperative assessment starts with early diagnosis of the patient’s
medical condition, ...
DMARD use in rheumatoid arthritis: can we predict treatment response?
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Objective: To review the current and
emerging predictors of treatment response
by DMARDS in Rheumatoid Arthritis
(RA) patients.
Data source: Published original research
work and reviews were searched in
English related ...