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Megaloblastic anaemia in Zimbabwe: the pernicious anaemias
(University of Nairobi, 1990-07)
This study of 16 patients with pernicious anaemia (PA) (9 males and 7 females); serves as further evidence that the disease is not as infrequent in Africans as the literature stressing its rarity in the past appears to ...
Evidence for human antibodies that recognize an aflatoxin epitope in groups with high and low exposure to aflatoxins.
(University of Nairobi,, 1990)
Antibody activity against an aflatoxin epitope has been detected in serum from individuals who live in Kenya and who experience high exposure to aflatoxin B1. The activity was higher than in Danish people. The highest ...
Occurrence and characteristics of mandibular fractures in Nairobi, Kenya
(1990)
Analysis of 355 cases with fractures of the mandible indicated that 74.9% of the cases were due to interpersonal violence and 13.8% were caused by road traffic accidents. The men to women ratio was 8.4:1 and 75.5% of the ...
Conjunctival Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(1990)
A patient with confirmed acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and disseminated Kaposi's sarcoma was seen in the Eye Clinic, Kenyatta National Hospital, and was found to have involvement of the conjunctiva and lids, ...
Clinical presentation of urinary bladder cancers in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
Abstract
A review of cancers of urinary bladder as seen in the Kenyatta National Hospital was undertaken. 75 cases were histologically documented between January 1977 to June 1984. The incidence was found to be 0.75% ...
Epidemiology of maxillofacial cancer: a need for enhanced knowledge among communities. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1990 Jun;18(3):165.
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
No abstract available
High fluoride levels in some Kenyan beverages: a health risk.
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
A cross section of 93 Kenyan products were analysed for fluoride levels using an F ion-specific electrode. The beverages consisted of 6 pure fruit juices, 25 "ready to drink" fruit juices, 11 "concentrated" fruit juices, ...
Chédiak-Higashi syndrome: a case report on an African infant.
(1990-09)
An African Kenyan female infant was born with very light skin and ashen grey, scanty hair. At 18 months she presented with a bluish skin pigmentation, hepatosplenomegaly, generalised lymphadenopathy and non-responsive ...