Iba Ba, Josaphat Ayo Bivigou, Elsa Allognon, Christian Akagha, Christelle Beyeme Beyeme, Obame Ulrich Soto Lores, Luis Felipe Boguikouma, Jean Bruno
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Takayasu's disease (TM) is a vasculitis of the aorta and its main branches, Infectious diseases, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis, can be a trigger for the development of TM by a hypersensitivity reaction, but paradoxically very few cases of the disease are reported in the literature review. Through a retrospective study carried out in the dep...
Lucarelli, Marc-Alexandre Vignier, Nicolas Mergeayfabre, Mayka Clerc Renaud, Agnès Mulot, Stéphanie Odonne, Guillaume Epelboin, Loïc
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Seytre, Bernard
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The concept of "health literacy" has been widely used in English-speaking countries for about 20 years. However, its meaning has evolved since its first definition as "cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand and use information in ways which promote and maintain good health...
Rey, Jean-Loup
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Kheng, Mathilde Alexis, Jean Francky Walter, Gaëlle Mosnier, Émilie Malmontet, Thomas Pierre Demar, Magalie Tauch, Vilyn Vesin, Guillaume Abboud, Philippe Roques, François
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We report here an atypical case of acute sacroiliitis caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae revealing tricuspid endocarditis in a 53-year-old woman without medical history. She was admitted to Cayenne hospital because of intense right hip and thigh pain, associated with fever. A right sacroiliitis was visible on the computed tomography (CT) scan, ...
Akakpo, Abla Séfako Larabou, Aminou Saka, Bayaki Téclessou, Julienne Noude Singo, Assetina Dagnra, Anoumou Kombaté, Koussake Pitché, Palokinam
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The aim of our work was to analyse the trends of HIV infection and syphilis among pregnant women in prenatal consultation (PNC) in healthcare facilities in Togo. This was an analytical retrospective study, covering the period from 2008 to 2016 and focusing on pregnant women aged 15 to 49 seen in PNC for the first time in maternal and child health s...
Rachdi, Rim Hannachi, Souha Zribi, Sabrine Ayed, Oumaima Abid, Rim Moatemri, Zied Mhamdi, Samira Dabboussi, Salsabil Gharsallah, Hédi Sellami, Walid
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Since December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has triggered a global pandemic with a heavy medical and societal-economic toll. The health consequences were not similar during the successive waves that affected several countries. The aim of our study was to compare the sociodemographic, clinical and evolutionary features of COVID-19 patients...
Bouikhif, Manal El Kettani, Yasmine Lyagoubi, Mohamed Aoufi, Sarra
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Myiasis is the infestation of living bodies of animals and humans with fly larvae or maggots. These accidental or obligatory parasites grow in three stages in the host while feeding on his tissues. Myiasis in a hospital area is a rare situation when flies accidentally lay their eggs on patients, mostly in open wounds or cavities. Case presentation....
Ridde, Valéry Guillard, Étienne Faye, Adama
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rediscovery of the concept of "One Health" and the idea that animals, humans and the environment are intimately linked. This is not a new concept, but it is still labile, contributing to inevitable confusion. There is still a lack of action on the ground, and "One Health" fails to integrate all three dimensions. T...
Bouikhif, Manal Farhane, Sana Lyagoubi, Mohamed Aoufi, Sarra
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Hydatidosis is a zoonosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus. It's a real public health problem in Morocco. Muscle localization is unusual, even in endemic countries. We report a rarely described case of a hydatid cyst of the psoas muscle diagnosed in our laboratory. The patient was a 32-year-old male, living in a rural area. He reported a contact w...
