[Frequency of skin consultations in the activities of internal medicine service at national hospital of Point G in bamako].

Aim: To investigate epidemiologic clinical, paraclinical and therapeutic appearances of skin diseases identified in the Internal Medicine Department.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study on records collected from January 1, 1997 to September 30, 2000. Have been selected records of patients who consulted and / or hospitalized for a dermatological reason.

[Cutaneous drug eruption at hospital in Bamako].

Introduction: The incidences of cutaneous drug eruption constitute a real public health problem.

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the cutaneous drug eruption in Gabriel Touré Hospital in Bamako.

Material And Method: This is a prospective longitudinal study from 1 July 2005 to August 31, 2006.

Epidemiology and prophylaxis of endemic goitre in the Bwa village of Sirao (Mali).

A study was conducted in Mali, in some villages exposed to iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). To treat and, above all, prevent endemic goitre, Lipiodol UF was dispensed in two ways: by intra-muscular injection (475 mg I) or by oral administration (48 mg I to 240 mg I). In two cases, hormone levels regained normal values and thyroid hypertrophies regressed significantly.

Endemic goitre: a research protocol elaboration for eradication.

The iodine deficiency (ID), which affects 1 person out of 6, is relatively neglected by the responsible of Public Health Service, particularly in developing countries. Consequences of ID are far from being negligible: mental retardation, hypofertility, hyperplasia, carcinoma, early ageing and, in very exposed areas, endemic cretinism. Nevertheless, eradication is easy and cheap but it requires rigorous protocols and control of results.

Treatment by iodized oil (Lipiodol UF) of a population in Mali suffering from endemic goiter.

In order to reduce the prevalence of goiter in a village of Mali liable to iodine deficiency, an iodized product (Lipiodol Ultra Fluide) was orally administered to their inhabitants. Taking into account a series of demographic variables and goiter types, a protocol was conducted using Lipiodol at three different dosage levels. Six months after the treatment, the hormone levels regained normal values, whereas only the smallest dose reduces the volume of goiters significantly.