Published in Pan African Medical Journal
This paper shows that solving the problem of prevalence and high rate of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter infection which represents a therapeutic impasse, requires the control of the hospital environment and optimizing hands hygiene and antibiotics use in the hospital.
Published in Pan African Medical Journal
Published in Pan African Medical Journal
Celiac disease (CD), a malabsorption syndrome caused by hypersensitivity to gliadin fraction of gluten. CD can manifest with classic symptoms; however, significant myopathy and multiple fractures are rarely the predominant presentation of untreated celiac disease. Osteomalacia complicating celiac disease had become more and more rare. We describe h...
Published in Pan African Medical Journal
Published in Pan African Medical Journal
Published in Pan African Medical Journal
Gas production as a part of disc degeneration can occur but rarely causes nerve compression syndromes. The clinical features are similar to those of common sciatica. CT is very useful in the detection of epidural gas accumulation and nerve root compression. We report a case of symptomatic epidural gas accumulation originating from vacuum phenomenon...
Published in Pan African Medical Journal
Published in Pan African Medical Journal
Space and power requirements have a significant effect on installation costs. Countries need to carefully consider the placement of Xpert machines based on the quality and size of the available infrastructure.
Published in Pan African Medical Journal
L'adénocarcinome vaginal de type intestinal est une tumeur rare. Il pose un problème d’étiopathogénie, de diagnostic différentiel (avec un ADK rectal ou métastatique) et de prise en charge thérapeutique. Nous rapportons le cas d'une patiente de 46 ans, qui présente depuis 8mois des leucorrhées brunâtres. L'examen clinique trouve la présence d'une l...
Published in Pan African Medical Journal
Nous rapportons le cas d'un léiomyosarcome pleural primitif, localement avancé, chez un homme de 64 ans, traité par chimiothérapie. La circonstance de découverte est une masse intra-thoracique, augmentant progressivement de volume, dans un contexte de fièvre et d'altération de l’état général. La tomodensitométrie abdominale a objectivé la tumeur. L...
