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Recent infectious disease outbreaks in Kenya: have we been caught unaware?
(1998)
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Treatment options in lupus nephritis
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1998)
Like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) itself, manifestations of lupus nephritis are highly varied in their clinical presentation, ranging from mild proteinuria to rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis causing renal ...
Pathogenesis of lupus nephritis: a review
(1998)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a non-organ specific autoimmune disease in which the primary autoantigen has been a subject of debate despite detection of antibodies to several nuclear antigens. Contrary to previously ...
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - a systemic disorder.
(1998)
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease [ADPKB] is one of the commonest genetic diseases. Apart from the involvement of the kidneys, several other organs, viz. the liver, the central nervous system, the pancreas, the ...
Smoking--an emerging risk factor for renal diseases
(1998)
The health, economic and social costs of smoking are enormous and well known to physicians. Smoking results in a lot of morbidity and mortality mainly related to cardiovascular disease, cancer and pulmonary disease. The ...
Polycystic kidney disease in tuberous sclerosis complex: case report.
(1998)
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an inherited neurocutaneous disorder characterised by seizures, mental retardation, cutaneous lesions and visceral harmatoma. We describe a 4 1/2-year old boy in whom in addition to the ...