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The pattern of pancreatic carcinoma at Kenyatta National Hospital
(1989)
A 10-year (1976-1986) retrospective study was done on 30 cases with histological diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma. The male to female ratio was 1.3:1 and the peak incidence was in the 6th and 7th decades. The head of the ...
Indoor air pollution in developing countries and acute respiratory infection in children.
(1989)
Indoor air pollution emerges as an important risk factor for acute respiratory infections (ARI) in developing countries. In many developing countries, in addition to an increasing amount of tobacco smoke, many homes contain ...
Cryptococcal hepatitis and meningitis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report.
(1989)
A case of cryptococcal hepatitis is described in a patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. There has been no previous reports of this in the East African literature. A review of world literature showed ...
Fasting insulin levels in normal Kenyan Africans and a case report on insulinoma
(1989)
The mean fasting insulin level in 30 apparently normal Kenyan Africans was determined by Radio-Immuno Assay (RIA) technique based on coat A-count. The mean value was found as 16.33 microIu/ml with a standard deviation (s.d) ...
Frequency of Alveolar Osteitis (dry socket) at Kenyatta National Hospital dental outpatient clinic -
(1989-10)
The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency of alveolar osteitis at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), most affected age group and the reasons for underlying extractions. Out of 8,393 extractions 273 (3.3%) ...
Subcapsular orchidectomy in the management of prostatic carcinoma in Nigerians.
(1989-06)
Thirty patients with advanced prostatic carcinoma were treated by subcapsular orchidectomy at the urology unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Post orchidectomy plasma testosterone levels measured at 3 and 6 ...
Usefulness of indirect haemagglutination (IHA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the diagnosis of human hydatidosis.
(1989)
This communication reports on the usefulness of the IHA test and the ELISA in the diagnosis of human hydatid disease. The study was conducted on 40 surgically confirmed cases of hydatid disease, 40 normal individuals, and ...
Treatment of Rhodesian sleeping sickness in Kenya.
(1989-08)
In a study of 269 sleeping sickness patients treated with Mel-B, 14 (5.2%) died during treatment. With total dosages of at least 30 ml (1.08 g), 1.4% relapsed and another 6.4% died, mostly of unknown causes, within three ...
Presenting features of Rhodosian sleeping sickness patients in the Lambwe Vallel in Kenya.
(1989-08)
During a recent outbreak of Rhodesian sleeping sickness in the Lambwe Valley no asymptomatic Rhodesian sleeping sickness patients were found although 54% of the primary patients had mild symptoms and 9% were stuporous or ...
Environmental Pollution And Its Impact On Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
No abstract available