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Renal vein and intracaval invasion by an adrenal phaeochromocytoma with extension Into the right atrium: a case study
(1996)
A 30 year old female with an unexpected right adrenal phaechromacytoma invading the renal vein, the inferior vena cava and extending into the right atrium is presented. She also had BuddChiari syndrome due to invasion of ...
Autonomic nervous function in patients with chronic renal failure at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(1994)
Autonomic nervous function was assessed in twenty two patients (16 males and 6 females) with chronic renal failure on conservative management. The presenting symptoms were postural dizziness in 10(45%), impotence in 4(18%) ...
Autonomic dysfunction in patients with chronic renal failure
(1994-04)
Autonomic nervous function was assessed in twenty two patients (16 males and 6 females) with chronic renal failure on conservative management. The presenting symptoms were postural dizziness in 10(45%), impotence in 4(18%) ...
Risk factors and prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers at Kenvatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2003)
Background: Diabetic foot ulcers contribute significantly to the morbidity and mortality of patients with diabetes mellitus. The diabetic patients with foot ulcers require long hospitalisation and carry risk of limb ...
Nephrotoxicity of amphotericin b in the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients
(2009)
Objectives: To describe the incidence of renal dysfunction, hypokalaemia and hypomagnesaemia in AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis and on amphotericin B treatment. Secondary objective was to determine all-cause ...
Endoscopic findings and the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in chronic renal failure patients with dyspepsia
(2000)
BACKGROUND:
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) occurs in up to one fourth of patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Some of the factors implicated in its causation include hypergastrinaemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism, ...
Diagnostic utility of cerebrospinal fluid studies in patients with clinically suspected tuberculous meningitis
(2003)
OBJECTIVE:
To compare yields of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies in the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis (TBM).
DESIGN:
Prospective laboratory study, Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.
STUDY POPULATION:
Consecutive ...