Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Pseudohypoparathyroidism: a case report
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An autopsy case of renal candidiasis.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2009)Systemic candidiasis is the most frequently encountered opportunistic fungal infection, the kidneys being primarily affected in 80% of the cases. Most of the cases are fatal, diagnosed either very late for effective ... -
Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome in childhood.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2008)Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome is a rare disorder of childhood and usually goes unrecognised or misdiagnosed because it can mimic various other rectal entities. Here a 9-year old boy presented with bleeding per rectum and ... -
Imprint cytology of pancreatoblastoma: a case report and review of the literature.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 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 ... -
Orbital melanocytoma.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2008)PURPOSE: To report a case of intermediate grade meningeal melanocytoma presenting as a recurrent orbital mass. INTRODUCTION: Melanocytomas are rare, primary, pigmented tumors of the central nervous system, usually ... -
Bone marrow biopsy in non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a morphological study.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2009)CONTEXT: Bone marrow (BM) biopsy is an integral part of staging work-up for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). AIMS: To study the characteristics of BM involvement in NHL with respect to incidence, histologic pattern and ... -
Postoperative intestinal perforation with multiple suture granulomas.
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Megakaryocytic alterations in thrombocytopenia: a bone marrow aspiration study.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2009)CONTEXT: Dysplastic changes are well documented in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). However, they are also observed in non-MDS hematological conditions. AIMS: To evaluate the megakaryocytic alterations in the bone ... -
Coexistent gastric primary choriocarcinoma and adenocarcinoma.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2009)Choriocarcinomas are commonly gestational and intrauterine or gonadal in origin. Nongestational and extragonadal disease, especially in the stomach is extremely rare with a poorer prognosis and early metastasis. We herein ... -
Rare association of papillary carcinoma of thyroid with adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2001)Papillary carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of the thyroid, especially in countries with adequate or excess iodine in diet. Many studies indicate that a sizable number of papillary cancer cases occur in a setting ... -
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of lung type 1.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2010)Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, a rare developmental, hamartomatous abnormality of the lung, usually is unilateral, is localized, and presents in early infancy. Delayed occurrence in older children and multilobar ... -
An autopsy case of sudden unexplained death caused by malaria.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2010)Sudden unexplained deaths, especially those unwitnessed can lead to forensic issues and would necessitate the need for a meticulous and complete postmortem examination including ancillary investigations to discover the ... -
Neuronal hypertrophy and mast cells in histologically negative, clinically diagnosed acute appendicitis: a quantitative immunophenotypical analysis.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2010)INTRODUCTION AND AIM: In about 20-25% of appendicectomies performed for clinically suspected acute appendicitis, definite morphological changes are lacking on histopathological examination. The present study was done ... -
A fetal autopsy case of body stalk anomaly.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2009)Body stalk anomaly (BSA) is a sporadic polymalformative syndrome incompatible with extrauterine life. In utero detection of BSA by two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging has ... -
Pseudomembranous colitis in a pregnant woman.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2010)Pseudomembranous colitis in association with pregnancy has not been well described in English literature. Recent studies show a drastic increase in the incidence and severity of Pseudomembranous colitis in pregnant women, ... -
Postmortem diagnosis of acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2010)Forensic pathologists can help in the investigation of sudden unexpected deaths in co-operation with the officials responsible for the maintenance of law and order to administer justice. Sudden unexpected deaths form the ... -
Drug use and abuse.
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Psychiatric illness among juveniles and adolescents in Kenya.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2003) -
Anorexia nervosa in Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2004)BACKGROUND: Anorexia nervosa is a rare disorder in Africans, inspite of posing a serious public health hazard in the West. Whereas it is possible that African psychiatrists lack the skills to diagnose the disorder, other ... -
Management pathway for congenital heart disease at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2007)BACKGROUND: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a significant cause of death amongst infants. The timing of treatment in relation to the natural history of the disease correlates with the treatment outcome. OBJECTIVES: ...
