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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 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 ...
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 ...