Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. The isolated extrapulmonary form is rare. We report the case of hepatosplenic sarcoidosis in a 29-year-old female patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Blood donation is not without risk to the donor. It results in a substantial loss of iron and decreased hemoglobin. In our country, no predonation assessment is carried out and the selection of blood donors is only clinical.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn resource-limited countries, the lack of widespread screening masks the true situation of COVID-19. We conducted this study to assess SARS-CoV-2 spread by detection of specific antibodies and to determine associated factors. A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted.
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September 2023
Introduction: Chronic hemolysis predisposes sickle cell patients to the development of gallstones. Their frequency increases with age, but they may appear early in young children. In the absence of management, they expose the patient to complications that can hinder the quality of life and sometimes even death.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 8-year-old schoolgirl from West Africa with no previous pathological history was admitted to the haematology department of the Brazzaville University Hospital for the management of cervical adenopathy. The diagnosis of sinus histiocytosis or Destombes-Rosaï-Dorfman disease was retained and the patient was treated with PO corticosteroids (methylprednisolone 32 mg/d then 16 mg/d). Given the rarity and uncertain aetiopathogeny of this syndrome, treatment is poorly codified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSickle-cell disease, a genetic condition with a high prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa, is transmitted in an autosomal recessive mode. Its screening during pregnancy makes it possible to identify carriers of the S gene which constitute a risk for the unborn child. In order to promote the use of immuno-chromatographic tests, we have set ourselves the task of establishing the epidemiological profile and determining the Emmel test performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The global pandemic Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is reported to be potentially severe in patients with morbid conditions. One common reported comorbidities is diabetes. We aimed in this study to precise the clinical characteristics and outcomes in a series of congolese diabetic patients affected by COVID-19 infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder due to the mutation of a gene coding for the globin beta chain. The aim of this study is to update the epidemiological data on hemoglobinoses, in particular sickle cell disease in newborns in Congo.
Materials And Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted from October 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020, throughout the Congolese national territory.
Objectives: Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hemato-oncology. The study aims to report the incidence of hospital-acquired infections in patients with hematological malignancies and the risk factors associated with them.
Material And Methods: An observational study with cross-sectional data collection was carried out from January 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020, in the department of hematology of Brazzaville University Hospital.
Background. Chronic myeloid leukemia is a hematological malignancy caused by expression of BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase oncogene, product of the t(9;22) Philadelphia translocation. Accelerated phase of this disease marks the onset of advanced rapidly progressive disease unresponsive to many therapies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground. Lack of medical coverage in Africa leads to inappropriate care that has an impact on the mortality rate. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the cost of severe acute sickle-cell related complications in Brazzaville.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe authors analyse the clinical and epidemiological profile of 63 patients with major Sickle cell and regularly followed up in the department of haematology of the National University Hospital of Brazzaville (CHU) between the 1st of January 1993 and the 30th of June 1996. Acute vasculo occlusive crisis are rare, however anaemic crisis are still present. The average haemoglobin rate between crisis is 7.
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