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Clinical and laboratory predictors of cholelithiasis in patients with sickle cell anaemia
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
Cholelithiasis is a common clinical condition in patients with sickle cell disease and there are conflicting reports on laboratory indices useful in predicting those patients who are likely to have gallstones. There is ...
Aromatic plants of Kenya III:Volatile and some non-volatile constituents of croton sylvaticlls hochst
(1998)
The essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from leaves of Croton sylvaticus Hochst (0.14 %) Was analyzed by GC and GC-MS . Over 52 components, constituting about 86.3 % of the oil, were separated. The major constituents ...
Epidemiological aspects of Fournier's gangrene at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(1998-10)
This was a retrospective epidemiological study of 171 patients with scrotal (Fournier's gangrene) at Kenyatta National Hospital over eleven year period. The age range was 11 days to 90 years with a mean of 35.38 years. ...
A retrospective study of childhood poisoning in Kenya in 1991-93.
(University of Nairobi,, 1998)
T-cell subset counts and serum immunoglobulin concentrations in patients with chronic renal failure at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(1998)
This study was designed to determine whether there was any difference in the T-cell subset counts and serum immunoglobulin concentrations in patients with chronic renal failure as compared to normal controls. Ninety ...
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 ...