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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 ...
Dual omental flap in obliterating post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae
(KMA, 2015)
Background: Post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The omental flap has been widely used to manage this condition either through laparoscopic or open surgery with varied ...
It's the football stupid: a knife stab through the mandible – a case report
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)
Clinical utility of autoantibodies and biologic markers in rheumatoid arthritis
(2015)
Objective: To review the current and emerging auto-antibodies and biologic markers in rheumatoid arthritis.
Data source: Published original research work and reviews were searched in English related to pathophysiology, ...
Massive Cervico-Lingual Cystic Hygroma
(2015)
Cystic Hygroma (CH) is an aberrant proliferation of lymphatic vessels creating fluid-filled sacs that result from blockage in the abnormal lymphatic system. These benign lesions are characteristic in their capability to ...
Chronic Ileocecal Intussusception Secondary to Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
(2015)
Chronic intussusception is a distinct clinical entity which is unfortunately poorly recognized due to its atypical presentation. A 5½ year old female patient presented with a 5 month history of abdominal pain associated ...
Risk Factors for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Kenyan Population
(2015)
Background: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is common in some parts of Kenya. Both the regional factors associated with ESCC in Kenya and geographic distribution has not been completely described.
Methods: ...
Introduction of the Canadian CT Head Rule Reduces CT Scan Use in Minor Head Injury
(2015)
Background: The burden of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is rising in developing countries. Minor head injuries accounts for majority of non-fatal head injury and is associated with significant resource use. The utility of ...