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    • Duodenal diverticula and their complications 

      kiire, C.F. (University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986)
      Duodenal diverticula are rare. A patient with a solitary duodenal diverticulum complicated by ipper gastrointestinal haemorrhage is presented, rhe clinical features and complications of this condition are discussed.

    • Typhoid colitis 

      Chikanza, l.C.; Kiire, C.F.; Latif, A.S.; Mason, P.; Neill, P.; Okwanga, P.N.; Olweny, C.L.M. (University of Zimbabwe,College of Health Sciences, 1986-02)
      Salmonellosis is one of the commonest endemic diseases in Tropical Africa. Furthermore, typhoid fever is a disease that is unique to man with no other animal species acquiring an illness similar to man even after oral ...

    • The causes of delayed diagnosis of cancer of the cervix in Zimbabwe 

      Stein, C. M. (University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986-02)
      Patients in Africa often present with advanced malignancy. Fifty patients with cancer of the cervix were interviewed to determine factors contributing to the late diagnosis of cancer. The average patient delay in seeking ...

    • Unusual complications of typhoid fever 

      Chikanza, I.; Latif, A.S.; Neill, P.; Mason, P.; Olweny, C.L.M. (University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986-02)
      Typhoid fever is endemic in most of tropical Africa. The common complications encountered include perforation, hemorrhage, acute renal failure, cholecystitis, pyelonephritis and pneumonia. Typhoid meningitis and endocarditis ...

    • Forgotten diseases: relapsing fever 

      Gangaidzo, I.T. (University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2004)
      Relapsing fever is a group of conditions that is characterized by recurrent febrile episodes interspaced with periods of no symptoms at all. They are arthropod-borne spirochetal infections of the Borrellia genus and occur ...

    • Ethical challenges to Medical Professionalism: Zimbabwe 2006 

      Meikle, J. (University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2006)
      In recent years organisations of doctors in many countries have become concerned with the concept and practice of professionalism. In this article I apply these concerns to local circumstances in Zimbabwe, aiming to identify ...

    • Investigation of the effect of stalanev (Stavudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine) treatment on plasma lactate levels in adults attending Beatrice Road and Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital Opportunistic Infections clinics in Harare, Zimbabwe 

      Malunga, G.; Mujaji, W.B.; Musarurwa, C.; Nyamayaro, T. (University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2012)
      Main Objective: To evaluate the effect of Stalanev (Stavudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine) treatment on plasma lactate levels in adults attending Beatrice Road Infectious Diseases Hospital and Wilkins Infectious Diseases ...

    • An echocardiography audit to determine and characterise rheumatic heart disease lesions seen in 2012 

      Munyandu, N.T. (University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2015)
      Introduction: Rheumatic heart disease is still a common problem in Zimbabwe. It has a significant mortality rate due to heart failure, stroke or endocarditis. Timely surgical interventions can reduce mortality. An ...