dc.contributor.author | McLigeyo, S.O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kungu, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Kayima, J.K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sitati, S.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Were, A.j. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-30T12:35:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-07-30T12:35:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1994 | |
dc.identifier.citation | O, PROFMCLIGEYOSETH, K DRKAYIMAJOSHUA. 1994. McLigeyo S.O., Kungu A., Kayima J.K., Sitati S.M., Were A.j.: Glomerular disease in KEnya - Another look at the disease characterised by Nephrotic Proteinuria. African Journal of Health Sciences 1(4): 185-191, 1994.. African Journal of Health Sciences 1(4): 185-191, 1994.. : Ochieng P. O., McLigeyo S. O., Amayo E. O., Kayima J. K. and Omonge E. O. | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Afr J Health Sci. 1994 Nov;1(4):185-190. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/52584 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12153347 | |
dc.description.abstract | Renal biopsies were evaluated in 422 patients with nephrotic syndrome at the Kenyatta National Hospital between 1982 and 1993. Three hundred and fifty five (84.1%) of the patients were less than 30 years old (range: 7 months to 66 years; mean=SD: 28.4 - 9.2 years). The commonest histological lesions were mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (25.1%), minimal change nephropathy (17.5%) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (15.2%). Poststreptococcal aetiology was implicated in diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis while use of skin lightening cosmetics appeared to play a role in the aetiology of minimal change nephrophathy in females. No aetiological role was apparent for hepatitis B virus, human immunodeficiency virus, malarial or schistosomal infection. All patients with minimal change nephropathy, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis were treated with steroids and/or cytotoxics with a variable response. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Glomerular disease in KEnya - Another look at the disease characterised by Nephrotic Proteinuria. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.description.department | Department of Medicine | |
local.publisher | College of Health science | en |