Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Nowadays, thanks to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is transforming into a chronic disease. The life expectancy of people living with HIV (PWH) has increased, as well as their risk of developing several co-morbidities, in particular cardiovascular diseases. In addition, the incidence of ven...
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Castleman disease is a rare lymphoproliferation, which may mimic systemic lupus. Conversely, systemic lupus sometimes presents like an hematological malignancy. In these cases, a "Castleman-like" histology has been exceptionally described. A 55-year-old female treated by methotrexate for systemic lupus with skin and joint involvement presented weig...
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Hearing loss is a rare manifestation in giant cell arteritis. The different types of deafness are possible with a predominance of sensorineural deafness. We report a 75-year-old woman who presented with typical manifestations of giant cell arteritis associated concomitantly with the occurrence of bilateral mixed hearing loss confirmed on the audiog...
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Chlorpromazine is a commonly used drug in several medical conditions associated with a wide range of side effects. Few cases of hemostatic disorder have been reported in the literature. A 39-year-old man had previously been diagnosed with a cavernous malformation of the medulla oblongata. Chlorpromazine was started to treat persistent hiccups. Twen...
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Heterozygous germline mutations of GATA2 gene (guanine-adenine-thymine-adenine binding protein 2) are hereditary mutations that can be pathogenic, sometimes occurring sporadically, responsible for a florid clinical-biological picture, sometimes serious and quickly leading to the death. We reported two women and one man with germline mutations in th...
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Ochronosis, also known as alkaptonuria, is a rare autosomal recessive disease. It is caused by a lack of homogentisic acid oxidase, which causes homogentisic acid deposition in the tissues. We report a 69-year-old patient who presented with chronic mechanical low back and radicular pain. The clinical examination revealed lumbar lordosis loss, lumba...
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
