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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 ...
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 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 ...
Anaemia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(2015)
Anaemia is the commonest extra articular manifestation of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Anaemia is an independent predictor of morbidity and mortality in the population. When RA is complicated by anaemia it is associated with ...
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, ...
Clinical presentation of patients with adult onset still’s disease in Nairobi: case series
(2015)
Introduction: Adult Still’s Disease (ASD) is a systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, typically characterized by a clinical triad (daily spiking high fevers, evanescent rash, arthritis), and a biological triad ...