Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Anatomy and prevalence of atlas vertebrae bridges in a Kenyan population: An osteological study
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 2010)Atlas bridges are bony outgrowths over the third segment of the vertebral artery. They may exist as incipient, incomplete, or complete bridges, converting the groove into a deep sulcus, incomplete, or complete foramen ... -
Multifocal pheochromocytoma in early childhood: case report.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2010)A three and a half year old male with multifocal phaeochromocytoma involving the right adrenal gland and an intrathoracic mass is presented. Twenty four hour vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) was negative despite suggestive ... -
Comparative functional structure of the olfactory mucosa in the domestic dog and sheep.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology, University of NairobDepartment of Human Anatomy, University of NairobiDepartment of Neuroscience, Division of Comparative Medicine, BMC, Box 572 SE-751 23, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Swede, 2010)Olfactory acuity differs among animal species depending on age and dependence on smell. However, the attendant functional anatomy has not been elucidated. We sought to determine the functional structure of the olfactory ... -
Clinical predictors of low CD4 count among HIV infected pulmonary tuberculosis clients: a health facility-based survey.
(2010)The study aimed to determine the clinical and laboratory predictors of a low CD4+ cell count (<200 cells/microl) in HIV-infected patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). DESIGN AND SETTING: A prospective cohort study ... -
Primary splenic pregnancy. Case report.
(1977): Ectopic pregnancy in the upper abdominal organs is very rare but has been known to occur in the liver, spleen and lesser sac. Primary splenic pregnancy is considered the rarest form of extrauterine pregnancy, with ... -
Sternal foramina and variant xiphoid morphology in a Kenyan population
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Sternal foramina may pose a great hazard during sternal puncture, due to inadvertent cardiac or great vessel injury. They can also be misinterpreted as osteolytic lesions in cross-sectional imaging of the sternum. On the ... -
Splenic aspiration; experience in Kenya.
(1983)We describe the technique of splenic aspiration in 113 patients presenting with splenomegaly. It was used initially to establish a diagnosis, and in those patients with kala azar, to follow the response of the parasites ... -
A comparison of three dosage regimens of sodium stibogluconate in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya
(1983)A prospective randomized trial of three dosage regimens of sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam; Wellcome Foundation, London) to treat visceral leishmaniasis was conducted. Previously untreated patients were randomized to ... -
Health hazards of pesticides
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Determinants of immunisation coverage in Butere-Mumias district, Kenya
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Chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a local Kenyan: a case report.
(1984)The choice of partner drug is critical for artemisinine-based combination therapy (ACT) to remain effective and amodiaquine (AQ) is one important candidate to evaluate. We treated 81 children <5 years with uncomplicated ... -
Visceral leishmaniasis unresponsive to antimonial drugs. II. Response to high dosage sodium stibogluconate or prolonged treatment with pentamidine.
(1985)Ten Kenyan patients with visceral leishmaniasis unresponsive to sodium stibogluconate, at a dose of 16 to 20 mg Sb/kg body-weight/day given for 30 to 98 days, were treated with 20 mg Sb/kg bw given every eight hours. This ... -
The effect of volatile anesthetics on EEG, auditory evoked potentials and somatosensory evoked potentials in dogs
(Department of Anesthesia, Nishitaga National Hospital, Sendai, 1997)We compared the changes in EEG and evoked potentials among dogs anesthetized with halothane (H), isoflurane (I) or enflurane (E). The mean frequency of EEG with H was higher than that with I and E at 1 and 2 MAC. The ... -
An audit of ranulae occurring with the human immunodeficiency virus infecton.
(Departments of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Periodontology, Community and Preventive Dentistry, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Dentistry, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, KenyDepartment of Pathology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Currently, published literature has increasingly projected the ranula as a lesion that may be closely associated with exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In this report, we document 28 patients who presented ... -
Lipaemia retinalis: a case report.
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Multiple sexually acquired diseases occurring concurrently in an HIV positive man: case report, diagnosis and management.
(Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1992)A case of an HIV positive man with multiple sexually acquired disease occurring concurrently is described. Risk behaviours that could have predisposed him to HIV infection are discussed. The factors which might have ... -
Effect of health education on knowledge and oral hygiene practices of persons living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2011)OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of oral health education on knowledge and oral health seeking behaviour of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). METHODS: Quasi-experimental study design conducted among 195 Persons living ... -
Progression of hearing loss in experimental pneumococcal meningitis: correlation with cerebrospinal fluid cytochemistry.
(1993)The development of hearing loss and concomitant cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytochemical changes in a model of pneumococcal meningitis were examined. Rabbits were injected intracisternally with 10(5) pneumococci. Auditory ... -
Treatment and prevention of Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
(1994)Malaria is the most prevalent and devastating public health problem in Africa despite much research and control effort over the last two decades. In most parts of Africa, individuals should take 200 mg of Proguanil daily ...
