[Tuberculosis of the palatine tonsil mimicking a malignant lesion and associating pulmonary tuberculous miliaria: about a case in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso].

Unlabelled: Tonsillar tuberculosis is the infectious localization of Koch's bacillus in the palatine tonsils. It is rare. Tonsillar tuberculosis associated with miliary tuberculosis is even more exceptional.

Association of HLA-DRB1*11 and HLA-DRB1*12 gene polymorphism with COVID-19 in Burkina Faso.

Background: The clinical manifestations of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can vary widely, ranging from asymptomatic to severe, and may be influenced by the host genetic background. The aim of the present study was to determine the frequencies of HLA-DRB1*11 and HLA-DRB1*12 allele polymorphisms and their associations with COVID-19.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 198 subjects were enrolled, including 150 COVID-19 positive cases and 48 subjects who tested negative for COVID-19.

[Primary melanoma of female urethra: A case diagnosed in Ouagadougou].

We report a case of primary melanoma of a female urethra diagnosed at a non-metastatic stage in a 48-year-old patient with a history of breast carcinoma treated with radiotherapy and hormone therapy. The patient was consulting for dysuria, hematuria, and perineal pain. The clinical examination found a prolapsed and black mass, developed at the expense of the urethra and located at the anterosuperior part of the vulva.

Antiulcer Effect of Aqueous Ethanolic Extracts of (Schweinf) Harms (Meliaceae) and L. (Olacaceae).

Purpose: This study aimed to provide pharmacological evidence of and in preventing or healing peptic ulcers claimed by traditional healers in Burkina Faso.

Methods: The trunk bark of and the roots bark of (Olacaceae) were macerated in mixed ethanol/water (80:20), respectively, to obtain dried extracts. Two models of hydrochloric acid (HCl, 0.