The assessment of disease incidence in Uganda, an emerging but still young country, presents many problems. Information about a disorder such as acute glomerulonephritis, which has a high spontaneous recovery rate and may present atypical clincal features, is particularly liable to be misleading. The evidence that already exists is conflicting. Luder (1958) saw no cases of 'Type I' nephritis in African children during two years' work at Mulago Hospital; on the other hand, Musoke (1961), analysing admissions to the children's wards during 1959, reported that 8 out of 18 renal admissions were for acute nephritis. In a retrospective survey of admissions to the medical wards during 1957, Shaper and Shaper (1958) found only 3 among 131 patients with renal disease.
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