Showing papers by "Mulago Hospital published in 1959"
TL;DR: Radiographs of the kness of African children admitted for treatment of kwashiorkor were compared with those of healthy children of the same age and suggested, but did not conclusively prove, that the knee may be a more accurate indicator than the hand of the retardation of bone development associated with kwashaorkor.
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TL;DR: Severe iron deficiency anemia is a common sequel to the heavy hookworm infestations prevalent in Uganda, and in some hypoxia can be so severe that heart failure supervenes.
Abstract: Severe iron deficiency anemia is a common sequel to the heavy hookworm infestations prevalent in Uganda, and in some hypoxia can be so severe that heart failure supervenes. The clinical manifestations in 15 cases are described. Comment is made on reversible electrocardiographic changes.
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