Jamaica

Open Splenectomy in Jamaican Children with Sickle Cell Disease

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Vol 55, Issue 1 (2006)

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37–41

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One-hundred and ten splenectomies performed on children with sickle cell disease at the University Hospital of the West Indies are reviewed. There was low morbidity and no mortality. Open splenectomy remains the gold standard for patients with sickle cell disease requiring splenectomy.

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Trends in Incidence and Histological Subtypes of Lung Cancer, Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica, 1968–1997

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Vol 55, Issue 1 (2006)

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13–18

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A 30-year review of lung cancers from Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica, shows a progressive shift in the distribution of histological subtypes, mirroring similar trends that have been documented worldwide.

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Clinicopathologic Profile of Gastric Carcinomas at the University Hospital of the West Indies

Issue:

Vol 54, Issues 6 (2005)

Pages:

364–8

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The majority of 216 cases of gastric cancer seen over a ten-year period was in the elderly; they were of the intestinal variety and located in the antrum. These patients presented with epigastric pain and often did not undergo curative surgery.

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Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Adult and Adolescent Patients Newly Diagnosed with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus at a Jamaican Clinic for Sexually Transmitted Infections

Issue:

Vol 54, Issues 6 (2005)

Pages:

360–3

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The clinical features of persons newly diagnosed with HIV infection, in decreasing order of frequency, were generalized lymphadenopathy, skin rash, oral candidiasis, cough and weight loss.

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Dietary Intake of Choline and Plasma Choline Concentrations in Pregnant Women in Jamaica

Issue:

Vol 54, Issues 6 (2005)

Pages:

355–9

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We examined the plasma choline concentration of sixteen women attending the antenatal clinic of the University Hospital of the West Indies and found that their fasting choline concentrations were low to normal. This may be a reflection of low choline dietary intake.

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Characteristics and Control of Severe Hypertension in a Specialist, Private Practice in Jamaica

Issue:

Vol 54, Issues 5 (2005)

Pages:

315–18

Synopsis:

The authors propose that patients with severe hypertension will require four or more antihypertensives for adequate long-term control. Most are symptomatic at presentation.

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Objective: To determine the characteristics of patients with severe uncontrolled hypertension, in a Jamaican specialist practice; the level of blood pressure control achieved in routine clinical practice, and the number/type of antihypertensive medications required for blood pressure control.

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Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Jamaican Children, Aged 1–5 Years, with Sickle Cell Disease

Issue:

Vol 54, Issues 5 (2005)

Pages:

292–6

Synopsis:

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) occurs in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Jamaica. Further studies are needed to determine whether treatment of IDA in children with SCD reduces morbidity and is associated with clinical benefits such as improvement in neurocognitive function.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine, using a combination of measures, the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in children under five years-of-age who have sickle cell disease (SCD) and attend the Sickle Cell Clinic (SCU) of the Tropical Medicine Research Institute.

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 (HIV-1) Subtypes in Jamaica

Issue:

Vol 54, Issues 5 (2005)

Pages:

279–82

Synopsis:

The majority of strains of HIV-1 isolated from HIV-1 infected individuals in Jamaica were found to be HIV- 1 subtype B. The less frequently found HIV-1 subtypes were C, D and E and some strains were untypable by the methods used.

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MF Smikle