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Chemotherapy Induced Myelosuppression.East Afr Med J. 2007 Jan;84(1):8-15.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate chemotherapy induced myelosuppression, its management and outcome.
DESIGN:
Retrospective analysis of patients aged 13 years and above.
SETTING:
Hurlingham Oncology Clinic and the Nairobi ...
Morbidity and outcome of low birthweight babies of adolescent mothers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,, 2002-10)
Objectives: To compare the morbidity and outcome of low birthweight babies (birthweight < 2000 gm) of adolescent (age < 20 years) and older mothers. Design: Cross sectional descriptive study. Setting: The newborn Unit of ...
Imprint cytology of pancreatoblastoma: a case report and review of the literature.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Pancreatoblastoma is a rare tumor with approximately 60 cases described in the English literature and only five case reports illustrating the cytologic findings, four by fine-needle aspiration cytology and one by imprint ...
Predicting perinatal outcome through changes in umbilical artery Doppler studies after antenatal corticosteroids in the growth-restricted fetus
(2009)
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate whether persistently absent umbilical artery end-diastolic flow in the intrauterine growth-restricted fetus after betamethasone administration is associated with altered perinatal outcomes.
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Bacteraemia, urinary tract infection and malaria in hospitalised febrile children in Nairobi: is there an association?
(2004)
There is laboratory evidence of altered immune function in children with malaria. Bacterial infections have been documented to complicate severe forms of malaria. However, it remains unclear whether such infections are ...
Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in a tertiary referral center in Kenya .
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
The clinical features of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), in patients with and without HIV infection, were investigated in a tertiary referral centre in Kenya between 1997 and 1999. Although 186 cases were identified prospectively, ...
Variant Anatomy of the Hepatic Artery in Adult Kenyans.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Knowledge of the variant vascular anatomy of the subhepatic region is important for hepatobiliary surgeons in limiting operative complications due to unexpected bleeding. The pattern of arterial blood supply of 102 ...
Periodontal Disease Treatment Seeking Behaviour at Nairobi University Dental Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Periodontal disease is any oral disease affecting the periodontium. Injury to it results in undesirable tooth loss. It is also one of the two most common causes of tooth mortality. It is a painless condition and it progresses ...
Endoscopic variceal band ligation: a local experience.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the results of endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) in the local set-up.
DESIGN:
Retrospective analysis of data of all patients who had EVBL.
SETTING:
Patients having EVBL at the office ...
Relearning the lesson - amelanotic malignant melanoma: a case report
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Although not as common as the other melanomas, amelanotic melanoma often evades diagnosis by masquerading as other pathology. A high index of suspicion is therefore required for early and appropriate intervention. We present ...