La pseudo-tumeur inflammatoire de localisation cardiaque est une entité rare et bénigne. Elle peut souvent mimer une tumeur maligne dans sa présentation clinique et radiologique, pouvant entrainer un retard diagnostic. Nous rapportons le cas d'un patient âgé de 20 ans, sans antécédents médicaux, admis dans le service pour l'exploration d'une fièvre prolongée.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMeningitis caused by (SE) is a rare disease associated with high rates of complications. Commonly identified risk factors are regular horse contact and consumption of unpasteurized dairy products. When diagnosed promptly, this infection can be cured.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrucellar spondylodiscitis (BS) is the most common form of musculoskeletal brucellosis. The isolation of Brucella spp from blood, other body fluids or tissue cultures is the gold standard for definitive diagnosis of BS. BS shows a large histopathological spectrum of lesions with non-specific and granulomatous forms, and its histopathological features are not widely reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to identify the epidemio-clinic, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary features of genital tuberculosis (GT) among Tunisian women. We conducted a retrospective, descriptive study in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the La Rabta Hospital, Tunisia, over a period of 15 and a half years (January 2000 - June 2014). All patients hospitalized for genital TB were included in the study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aims of this study were to determine predictive factors of paradoxical reaction in patients with cervical lymph node tuberculosis (TB) and to discuss the therapeutic management of this condition.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was performed of 501 patients managed for cervical lymph node TB over a period of 12 years (from January 2000 to December 2011). Statistical data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 20.