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    • Rabies in Zambian Children 

      Ondrej, B. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1976-12)
      Human rabies encephalitis is of particular interest to the doctors working in developing countries. When a person has been exposed to a suspect or rabid animal or human being specific antirabid treatment ...
    • Relapsing Fever in Sichili 

      Coene, J. (Medical journal of zambia, 1984-01)
      Between 1 December, 1982 and 30 November, 1983, 274 cases of tick borne relapsing fever were found in Sichili. Mainly children were affected and the incidence was lower during the cold season. Clinically, tick fever ...
    • Renal Tuberculosis in Zambia: Observation on 900 Consecutive Autopsies 

      Elem, B.; Patil, P.S. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1984-01)
      The findings of a retrospective study of 900 consecutive autopsies in the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka undertaken in order to determine the incidence of renal tuberculosis among indigenous Zambians ...
    • A retrospective study of CT findings of intracranial Tuberculosis in patients with AIDS in University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia 

      Min, L. C. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 2008-01)
      To study the computed tomography (CT) findings of intracranialtuberculosis(T.B)inpatients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS). CT findings of intracranial T.B in 40 patients with AIDS were retrospectively analyzed. ...
    • A retrospective study of CT findings of intracranial Tuberculosis in patients with AIDS in University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia 

      Min, L. C. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 2007-01)
      To study the computed tomography (CT) findings of intracranial tuberculosis (T.B) in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS). CT findings of intracranial T.B in 40 patients with AIDS were retrospectively ...
    • Rhinosporidiosis in Zambia 

      Naik, K.G., Creator (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-08)
      Thirty-two cases of rhinosporidiosis are reported for the first time in Zambia. The epidemiology, clinico-pathological aspect and diagnosis is discussed. The study indicates that rhinosporiodiosis is endemic in ...
    • The Role of Anatomy in Clinical Practice 

      Banda, S. S. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2008-01)
      The study investigated, using the participant observation method, how clinicians use knowledge of anatomy in clinical settings. The aim of the study was to inform clinically oriented anatomy teaching with regard content ...
    • Role of Cervical Cytology in Gynaecological Practice 

      Narone, J.N.; Narone, R.K.; Wadhawa, S.; Wacha, D.S.O. (Medical Journal of Zambia. 16 (1), 1981-11)
      Exfoliative cytopathology is a potent tool for the early detection and thereby eradication of cervical cancer and reducing mortality for many others. Besides, it has a vital role to play in diagnosis ...
    • Rubella Antibodies in a Sample of Lusaka Mothers 

      Watts, T. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1983-10)
      Sera from 50 mothers of still born babies and 50 mothers of live born babies matched for parity were examined for rubella antibodies. There was no difference between the 2 groups. Altogether 88% of the mothers ...
    • Screening of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Workers of a Construction Company in a Developing Country, Senegal 

      Mohamed, A. S.; Dia, S. A.; Ndoye, E. O.; Gaye Fall, M.C; Diaby, A.; Soumah, M.M.; Ndiaye, M.; Cisse, G. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)
      This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in workplace and the global risk among workers of a Construction Company in a developing country. It was a retrospective and descriptive survey ...
    • Seminoma arising in undescended tests 

      Espiritu, D.; Rea, E. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-12)
      A case of seminoma arising in one of bilaterally undescended testes is described and a survey of the incidence and prognosis presented.
    • Serum protein concentrations of healthy Zambians and Europeans resident in Lusaka 

      Snook, C.R. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1974-10)
      Substantial differences in plasma protein patterns have been reported for apparently health persons living in the tropics (Holmes et al., 1955, Eziolo 1970, Nantulya and Lindqvist 1973). This seems to be particularly true ...
    • Serum Selenium levels in Essential hypertension among adults at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia 

      Chisulo, A.C.; Lambwe, N.; Sijumbila, G.; Mukosha, M. (Medical journal of Zambia, 2017)
      In Zambia essential hypertension is one of the commonest and non prevalent non communicable diseases. In the current medical literature it is not clear on the serum selenium levels among essential hypertensive patients in ...
    • Sexually transmitted diseases in Lusaka 

      Ratnam, A.V. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-08)
      This is a preliminary epidemiological report on sexually transmitted diseases in Zambia. An analysis of data derived from a sample study of 1,000 consecutive female and 5,000 male S.T.D. patients ...
    • Sexually transmitted diseases in pregnant women in Lusaka 

      Chatterjee, T. K.; Ratman, A. V. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-08)
      The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases has been known to be high in many African countries and preliminary investigations in Lusaka revealed a similar trend in Zambia. This paper presents an analysis ...
    • The Sigmoid Colon in Zambians 

      Katzarski, M. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-02)
      Volvulus of the sigmoid colon is common among Zambians where it is the commonest cause of large gut obstruction (Subrananian and Wosornu,1979). The aetiology is unknown, but there are various theories ...
    • Splenectomy in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia 

      Hone, N.M.; Cairns, J.M. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-06)
      We report the case of a man with chronic myeloid leukaemia, whose disease had undergone transformation and whose life was threatened. Splenectomy was performed, and two years later he ...
    • Spontaneous Rupture of Spleen 

      Thakkar, U. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-02)
      Spontaneous rupture of spleen, is a rare abdominal catastrophe, during pregnancy and labour , associated with 100% maternal and foetal mortality if not diagnosed in time. An awareness about this ...
    • Spontaneous Rupture of Spleen 

      Thakkar, U. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-06)
      Spentaneous rupture of spleen, is a rare abdominal catastrophy, during pregnancy and labour , associated with 100% maternal and foetal mortality if not diagnosed in time. An awareness about this ...
    • Spontaneous Rupture of Urinary Bladder 

      Elem, B. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-02)
      Three cases of spontaneous rupture of the Urinary bladder are presented. Histology of the bladder in two cases showed extensive schistosomiasis. The aetiology and symptomology of spontaneous rupture of the bladder ...