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Chronic splenomegaly in Nairobi, Kenya. II. Portal hypertension
(1987)
Eighty-five patients with chronic splenomegaly and proven oesophageal varices were studied at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. The major defined groups were hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (24%), cirrhosis (20%) and ...
Allopurinol in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis
(1981)
Allopurinol was used in the treatment of 10 patients with kala-azar. Of six patients who had previously failed to respond satisfactorily to Pentostam, "cures" were achieved in four. However, it was necessary to add Pentostam ...
Post kala-azar uveitis
(1980)
Three patients who developed bilateral anterior uveitis at the end of, or soon after, the apparently successful treatment of visceral leishmaniasis are described. The uveitis gave rise to secondary glaucoma in 2 of the ...
The effects of medullary reaming on the torsional strength of the femur
(1987)
The authors have investigated the effect on the torsional strength of the bone of reaming the medulla of the femur from 12 to 16 mm in steps of 1 mm. Five groups of femurs, with 10 pairs in each, were tested comparatively ...
The response of Kenyan kala-azar to treatment with sodium stibogluconate
(1984)
Of 16 patients with kala-azar treated with sodium stibogluconate (0.1 ml/kg body weight a day), one died on the 12th day of treatment and nine were cured by a 30-day course, although two subsequently relapsed. Extending ...
The secretory characteristics of mast cells isolated from the human large intestinal mucosa and muscle
(1988)
The use of a collagenase dispersion technique has allowed us to compare size, histamine content and the secretory characteristics of mast cells from the mucosal and muscle layers of the human large intestine. Mast cells ...
Human mast cell heterogeneity: histamine release from mast cells dispersed from skin, lung, adenoids, tonsils, and colon in response to IgE-dependent and nonimmunologic stimuli
(1988)
We have compared the ability of anti-IgE, calcium ionophore A23187, substance P, compound 48/80, poly-L-lysine, and morphine to release histamine from mast cells of human skin, lung, adenoids, tonsils, and colon. Use of a ...
Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica in Kenya
(1987)
9 leishmanial strains, isolated from cutaneous papulonodular lesions on 3 patients, were characterized by cellulose acetate electrophoresis using 7 enzymes. The patterns obtained were indistinguishable from those of a ...
Red cell, white cell and platelet autoantibodies in visceral leishmaniasis
(1984)
The blood of twelve patients with parasitologically proved visceral leishmaniasis was examined for the presence of antibodies against blood cells. The direct antiglobulin test (Coombs' test) was positive in ten. IgG and ...
RTV silicone insoles
(1984)
A cheap and fast method of providing long term accommodating insoles is described. Room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicone rubber is used, with suitable coverings, to provide pain relief and support for feet and ankles. ...