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No increased prevalence of adrenocortical insufficiency in human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis.
(1996)
SETTING:
Acute medical wards, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the prevalence of adrenocortical insufficiency in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infected and non-infected ...
Urinalysis and electrolyte profiles in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
(1991)
One hundred and twenty six patients diagnosed as having AIDS had their urinalysis and electrolyte profiles studied. The commonest electrolyte abnormalities were a low serum bicarbonate in 56% of the patients and hyponatraemia ...
Pitfalls after total parathyroidectomy and parathyroid autotransplantation in chronic renal failure.
(1991)
We have described 4 patients with chronic renal failure receiving regular haemodialysis treatment who underwent total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation of parathyroid fragments into the forearm musculature for ...
Extrapulmonary and disseminated tuberculosis in HIV-1-seropositive patients presenting to the acute medical services in Nairobi.
(1990)
We studied 506 consecutive adult acute medical admissions to hospital in Nairobi; 95 (18.8%) were seropositive for HIV-1, and 43 new cases of active tuberculosis (TB) were identified. TB was clearly associated with HIV ...
Bacteriuria in patients with glomerular diseases
(1992)
In a comparative study of significant bacteriuria in an African population, 1.7% of 697 healthy subjects (10 females and 2 males) were found to have positive urine cultures. Of these, 5 subjects grew E. coli, 4 Klebsiella ...
Management of lupus nephritis at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(1990)
In 7 years (1981-1988) at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Nairobi the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was made in 67 patients. In 23 of these patients lupus nephritis complicated the SLE. Lupus nephritis ...
Urinary tract stone disease in Nairobi
(1998)
At the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and other private hospitals in Nairobi urinary stone disease is not being correctly diagnosed. Over a 15 year period (1980-1995) only 56 patients have been confirmed to have urinary ...
The spectrum of echocardiographic findings in chronic renal failure
(1993)
In a six month period at the Kenyatta National Hospital, 46 patients (30 males) with chronic renal failure (CRF) and 22 healthy subjects have had a clinical and echocardiographic study of their cardiovascular systems. The ...
Pregnancy in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD): a case report
(1992)
We present what we believe is the first case of pregnancy occurring in a patient on CAPD, and indeed end stage renal disease (ESRD), in Kenya. Pregnancy progressed very well until the thirtieth week when foetal movements ...
Outcome of pregnancy in nephrotic syndrome: a report on five cases
(1991)
In a 6 year period (1984-1989) we have had the opportunity to take care of five patients who had nephrotic syndrome and became pregnant. Four of them had mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis while one had focal ...