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Hereditary bleeding disorders in Kenya
(Department of Pathology, University of Nairobi, Medical School, Kenya, 1981-10)This is a retrospective study of 105 patients with herediatry haemorrhagic disorders seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), between March 1975 and July 1980. Haemophilia forms 63% of the cases, Christmas disease ... -
Hereditary Bleeding Disorders In Zimbabweans.
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Hereditary Gingival Enlargement
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2009) -
Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis: Report Of Family Case Series
(School of Dental Sciences, 2009)Hereditary gingival hyperplasia (HGF) is a rare condition characterised by hyperplastic, dense fibrous connective tissue with acanthotic gingival epithelium. A family presented at the School of Dental Sciences, University ... -
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia in a black adult male: case report
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 2008-08)Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia, (HHT) or Rendu-Osler-Weber disease is a genetic autosomal dominant disorder that is characterised by telangiectasias, (small vascular malformations), in mucocutaneous tissues and ... -
Heredofamilial syndrome of spastic paraplegia, dysarthria and cutaneous lesions in ive siblings.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1982-08)Five children, three sisters and two brothers aged between three months and 12 years, are described. They all developed a facial desquamating rash of butterfly distribution at the age of about two months, and motor retardation ... -
Herpes simplex virus in clinically suspected chancroid in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1984-03)PIP: Of 110 males selected for review with possible chancroid, 96 were clinically diagnosed as having chancroid, 7 as having herpetic lesions, and 7 as having syphilis. Of the 96 patients diagnosed clinically as chancroid, ... -
Herpes simplex virus type 2 and risk of intrapartum human immunodeficiency virus transmission.
(Departments of Epidemiology and Medicine, University of Washington,Department of Pediatrics, University of Nairobi,, 2007)OBJECTIVE: To determine whether herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection was associated with risk of intrapartum human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission and to define correlates of HSV-2 infection ... -
Herpes simplex virus type 2 antibody detection performance in Kisumu, Kenya, using the Herpeselect ELISA, Kalon ELISA, Western blot and inhibition testing
(University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, IllinoisUniversity of Manitoba, Manitoba, CanadaUniversity of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)BACKGROUND: In certain parts of Africa, type-specific herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) ELISAs may have limited specificity. To date, no study has been conducted to validate HerpeSelect and Kalon type-specific HSV-2 ... -
Herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among young uncircumcised men in Kisumu, Kenya
(Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health, Illinois, USA, 2008)OBJECTIVES: To identify factors associated with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection among men aged 18-24 in Kisumu, Kenya. METHODS: Baseline data from a randomised trial of male circumcision were analysed. ... -
Herpes simplex virus type 2 suppressive therapy with acyclovir or valacyclovir does not select for specific HIV-1 resistance in HIV-1/HSV-2 dually infected persons.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2011-01)Recent in vitro studies suggest that acyclovir may directly inhibit HIV-1 replication and can select for a specific HIV-1 reverse transcriptase mutation (V75I) with concomitant loss of an anti-HIV-1 effect. We tested for ... -
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2, Genital Ulcers and HIV-1 Disease Progression in Postpartum Women
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2011)Background Co-infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) has been associated with increased HIV-1 RNA levels and immune activation, two predictors of HIV-1 progression. The impact of HSV-2 on clinical outcomes ... -
Herpes zoster as the initial presentation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in Kenya
(World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995)We conducted a prospective observational study to determine the clinical features, the degree of immunosuppression, and the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection associated with herpes zoster ... -
Herpes zoster in HIV/AIDS--a little recognised opportunistic infection with important clinical and cost implications
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1998)Not available -
Herpes zoster myelitis: report of two cases
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2002)Two male patients aged 40 and 45 years with HIV infection and paraplegia are presented. The two had sub-acute onset paraplegia with a sensory level, which developed 10 days after herpes zoster dermatomal rash. They both ... -
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a child with acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1990)A case is described of an 8 year old child who presented with Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus involving the left eye. He had a positive history of pulmonary tuberculosis, repeated hospital admissions and blood transfusion. He ... -
Heterochromatin Staining Pattern Of Quail-chicken Hybrid Lymphocytes.
(University Of NairobiFaculty Of Medicine, 1986)Feulgen-Rossenbeck staining of lymphoid cells of quail-chicken hybrids in histologic sections revealed a pattern of heterochromatin arrangement distinguishable from that of either parental type. During interphase, hybrid ... -
Heterogeneity in host HIV susceptibility as a potential contributor to recent HIV prevalence declines in Africa
(Department of Medical Microbiology, 2009)Background HIV prevalence has recently declined in several African countries, and prior to this the risk of HIV acquisition per unprotected sex contact also declined in Kenyan sex workers. We hypothesized that heterogeneity ... -
The heterogeneity of gamma chain of foetal haemoglobin in African newborn babies in Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1985-12)