Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions

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    • Replacement therapy utilising autotransplanted wisdom teeth 

      Guthua, Symon W.; Mwaniki, DL; Maina, DM (Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1994)
      Loss of 1st and 2nd molars among adolescents due to dental caries is not uncommon in developing countries. Whilst their replacement is indicated, conventional methods of treatment, namely, bridging and dentures are in most ...

    • Alternative technique of constructing bilateral cleft palate in late childhood: a case report and literature review. 

      Guthua Symon W.; Amwayi P. (Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1994)
      Although great advances in treatment of oro-facial clefts have been made over the past 50 years; in developing countries, due to social stigmas and unavailability of specialised medical facilities and personnel to the ...

    • Basal cell nevus syndrome: a case report 

      Ocholla TJ.; Guthua Symon W.; Kimaro SS. (Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Nairobi,, 1994)
      A case is reported of a 13 year old Kenyan girl who presented at the Kenyatta National Hospital Dental Clinic with multiple mandibular and maxillary cysts, cutaneous lesions and mandibular prognathism. This combination of ...

    • Orofacial lesions as indicators of HIV/AIDS among dental patients in Kenya 

      Guthua Symon W.; Mwaniki DL; Chindia ML. (Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1995)
      Despite an estimated prevalence of 3-5% of HIV infection in Kenya, little has been reported on the occurrence of oral lesions amongst the afflicted individuals. We report ten cases who presented with orofacial lesions and ...

    • Problems of contraceptive of family planning in a manual for clinical family planning practice 

      Wanjala, Samson H. (KMA PublicationsDepartment of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1988)
      PIP: In 1990, the annual population growth rate in Kenya was 3.8%, among the highest rates world wide. The ever growing adolescent fertility rate (111-152/1000 from 1969-1989) contributed to this rapid growth. Further ...

    • A review of the medical aspects of adolescent fertility in Kenya. 

      Lema, V M; Makokha, A E; Sanghvi, H C; Wanjala, S H (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1991)
      PIP: In 1990, the annual population growth rate in Kenya was 3.8%, among the highest rates world wide. The ever growing adolescent fertility rate (111-152/1000 from 1969-1989) contributed to this rapid growth. Further ...

    • A human MSX1 homeodomain missense mutation causes selective tooth agenesis 

      Vastardis H.; Karimbux N.; Guthua Symon W.; Seidman, JG; Seidman CE. (Department of Genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA, 1996)
      We demonstrate that a mutation in the homeobox gene, MSX1, causes a common developmental anomaly, familial tooth agenesis. Genetic linkage analyses in a family with autosomal dominant agenesis of second premolars and third ...

    • Subtypes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Disease Stage among Women in Nairobi, Kenya 

      Neilson, Joel R; John, Grace C; Carr, Jean K; Lewis, Paul; Kreiss, Joan K; Jackson, Stephanie; Nduati, RW; Mbori-Ngacha, DA; Panteleeff, Dana D; Bodrug, Sharon; Giachetti, Christina; Bott, Martha A; Richardson, Barbra A; Bwayo, JJ; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Overbaugh, Julie (Department of Medical MicrobiologyDepartment of Paediatrics, 1999)
      In sub-Saharan Africa, where the effects of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) have been most devastating, there are multiple subtypes of this virus. The distribution of different subtypes within African populations ...

    • Rupture of the gravid uterus: a review. 

      Lema, V. M; Ojwang, S. B.; Wanjala, S. H. (Academic Press Elsevier. IntDepartment of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1991)
      A total of 105 patients were treated for ruptured gravid uteri at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, over a five year period, January, 1984 to December, 1988. During the same period, there were 44,156 deliveries, ...

    • HIV infection among patients with acute pelvic inflammatory disease at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. 

      Ojwang, A. W.; Lema, V.M.; Wanjala, S.H. (Academic Press Elsevier. IntDepartment of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1993)
      AIDS continues to exert considerable strain on the economy, as well as social aspects of our lives. Previous studies have identified the categories of people most at risk of contracting and developing HIV infection and ...

    • Evaluation of a single round polymerase chain reaction assay using dried blood spots for diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in infants in an African setting 

      Chohan, Bhavna H; Emery, Sandra; Wamalwa, Dalton; John-Stewart, Grace; Majiwa, Maxwel; Ng'ayo, Musa; Froggett, Steve; Overbaugh, Julie (Department of Medical MicrobiologyDepartment of Paediatrics, 2011)
      Background The aim of this study was to develop an economical 'in-house' single round polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using filter paper-dried blood spots (FP-DBS) for early infant HIV-1 diagnosis and to evaluate ...

    • Osteosarcoma of the maxillofacial bones in Kenyans 

      Chindia ML.; Guthua Symon W.; Awange David O.; Wakoli Kavin A. (Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology-Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 1998)
      Osteosarcoma (OS) is a highly malignant tumour and is the most common primary neoplasm of bone; although rare, especially in the maxillofacial skeleton. This article presents 14 Kenyan cases of OS of the maxillofacial bones ...

    • The value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. 

      Dissanayake, L.; Lema, V. M.; Wachira, M. W.; Wanjala, S. H. (1993-09)
      Over a six-month-period, from 1st March 1988 to 30th September 1988, 127 patients suspected of having ectopic gestation at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) were referred for sonographic examination, of whom 100 (78.7%) ...

    • McCune Albright syndrome: autosomal dominant trait in a family of eight. 

      Osundwa Tom M.; Chindia, ML; Guthua Symon W; Nyong'o, A (Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2001)

    • Direct detection of heteroresistance in mycobacterium tuberculosis using molecular techniques 

      Gillespie, Stephen H; Cullen, M M; Sam, N E; Kanduma, Esther G; McHugh, T D (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2006-08)
      OBJECTIVE: To determine the levels of both TSA and HD antibody in sera of patients with various malignancies and evaluate their potential role as diagnostic and/ or prognostic markers. DESIGN: Laboratory based analysis. ...

    • Extra-abdominal fibromatosis invading the mandible: case report 

      Akama Mathew K.; Chindia ML.; Guthua Symon W.; Nyong'o A. (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, University of Nairobi, 2002)
      Extra-abdominal fibromatosis (desmoid tumour) is a rare aggressive neoplasm with a tendency to infiltrate local structures but rarely metastasises or undergoes spontaneous malignant transformation. The treatment of choice ...

    • Multiple supernumerary teeth in association with malocclusion: report of two cases 

      Ng'ang'a, PM; Guthua Symon W; Ng'ang'a, RN (Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2002)
      Although multiple supernumerary teeth without any associated syndromes are rare, their occurrence can create a variety of clinical problems such as derangement of the occlusion, prevention of eruption of permanent teeth, ...

    • Pierre Robin Syndrome: case report 

      Akama Mathew K.; Guthua Symon W.; Chindia ML. (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Nairobi,, 2000)
      A case of a female neonate with Pierre Robin Syndrome with frequent cyanotic episodes and feeding difficulties which could not be adequately managed by positioning and oral airway placement is presented. Tongue-anterior ...

    • Management of bilateral temporomandibular joint ankylosis in children: case report. 

      Akama Mathew K.; Guthua Symon W.; Chindia ML.; Kahuho SK. (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, University of Nairobi, 2009)
      Long standing temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis may cause severe facial deformity and growth retardation as well as psychological problems when it occurs in children. Different kinds of opinion have been advanced as ...

    • Early outcome of three cases of melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy 

      Butt FM.; Guthua Symon W.; Chindia ML.; Rana F.; Osundwa Tom M. (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Nairobi, 2009-12)
      Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy (MNTI)/progonoma is a rare lesion affecting infants. Although it is slow growing and appears benign, it may have malignant potential. Evidently, surgery is the main stay of ...