[Primary tuberculous abscess and pyogenic psoas abscess: an uncommon association].

Psoas abscesses account for 5-10% of abdominal suppurations. They can be primary or secondary. Primary polymicrobic abscesses of the psoas muscle including, in particular, tuberculous abscesses and pyogenic abscesses, have never been reported in the literature.

[Granulomatous spondylodiscitis: due mainly to tuberculosis but lymphoma cannot be excluded].

Lower back pain is due to multiple etiologies that make diagnosis difficult. Primitive spinal lymphoma is rare and its diagnosis often requires ultrasound-guided biopsy. A 30-year old man hospitalized for inflammatory lumbago evolving within the context of an impaired general condition.

[Peripheral neuropathy during Infliximab therapy: a case study].

Anti TNF alpha treatments are wide spectrum therapies. Multiple side effects have been reported in recent years, particularly peripheral neuropathies. We report a case of axonal neuropathy occurring three months after starting treatment with Infliximab.

Pulmonary hypertension and von Recklinghausen's disease: association and therapeutic difficulties.

The neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) or Von Recklinghausen's disease is a genetic disorder. The café-au-lait spots and neurofibromas are the most common manifestations. Respiratory symptoms are rare in this disease, described as neurofibromas, infiltrative lesions, cysts, bubbles or emphysema.

[Pulmonary nocardiosis and sarcoidosis].

Infectious complications are rarely observed in the course of sarcoidosis. Only small series or cases reports of infection are described in sarcoidosis. Corticosteroids-induced immune suppression, pulmonary fibrosis and T-CD4 lymphopenia, are often present.

[Malaria in the United Nations troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during 2005].

This prospective study examined malaria among United Nations troops participating in Operation MONUC in the town of Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo from April through October, 2005. Of 245 soldiers hospitalized, 105 were diagnosed with malaria, 93.6% with Plasmodium falciparum.

[Adult refractory Still disease with atypical articular manifestations: efficacity of interleukin-6 antagonists (tocilizumab)].

Introduction: Tocilizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against interleukin-6 receptor and is beginning to be reported as effective in some cases of Still's disease refractory in adults (ASD). ASD is rare, heterogeneous, with unpredictable evolution. The distal destructive arthritis represents a possible complication.

[Nodular liver lesions with fever in a Moroccan man: hepatic brucelloma].

Hepatic brucelloma is an exceptional localization in brucellosis. The purpose of this report is to describe an uncommon case involving a 42-year-old man hospitalized for febrile hepatic cytolysis. Diagnosis was established based on positive rose bengal test results, positive blood culture, hypoechogenic masses on ultrasound, and hypodense enhancing masses on CT scan.

[Primary gastric lymphoma: a retrospective series of 35 cases].

Background: Primary gastric non Hodgkin's lymphoma (PGNHL) is the most common site of extranodal malignant lymphoma. It is a rare subtype of malignancy, for which no consensus exists about treatment.

Aim: The purpose of This paper was to assess the managemnt of PGNHL.

[Functional somatic syndromes].

Functional somatic syndromes are a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the medical community. In this article, we review the definition, epidemiology, classification, etiology, and common determinants of natural history and management of functional somatic syndromes. Functional somatic syndromes are characterized by high morbidity due to various, fluctuating symptoms without objective somatic findings.

[Acquired ichthyosis revealing an Hodgkin's disease].

Introduction: Acquired ichthyosis is a rare condition that usually reveals malignant diseases.

Case Report: A 70-year-old man was admitted with weight loss, diffuse ichthyosis, lymphadenopathy of the inguinal lymph nodes and elevated inflammatory markers in peripheral blood. Histology of the lymph node revealed mixed-cellularity Hodgkin disease.

[Hodgkin's disease presenting with spinal cord compression].

Introduction: Hematological neoplasms may be complicated by signs of neurological compression. Most cases reported in the literature have described advanced-stage non-Hodgkin lymphomas. We report a case of spinal cord compression revealing an isolated vertebral localization of Hodgkin lymphoma.

[Fluoxetine and inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion in elderly patients: a case report].

Elderly people are more likely to be affected by hyponatremia related to the use of specific inhibitors of serotonin recaptation. Doctors who treat old patients should be aware of this adverse effect which can be serious but is reversible. The observation of a new case of SIADH induced by fluoxetine in a 65 years-old patient is the opportunity to point out the main aspects of this pathological entity which must be suspected in case with hyponatraemia, blood hypoosmolality and high urinary osmolarity.

[Silent myocardial infarction and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome].

We describe a case of 18-year-old woman followed for 3 years for systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) complicated of a nephrectomy. Having like only factor of cardiovascular risk a balanced arterial hypertension. The patient was hospitalized because of choreo-athetosic's movement.

Acquired ichthyosis disclosing non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphoma.

When ichthyosis occurs in adulthood, it may signify internal disease, especially malignant hemopathy. A 49-year-old man was admitted to hospital with diarrhea, fever, weight loss and abdominal pain. Physical examination showed generalized ichthyosis with palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and multiple inguinal lymph nodes.

[Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia].

Introduction: Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia is a rare affection.

Case Report: A 36 years-old woman presented an angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia manifesting by erythematous nodular lesions on the face and the forearms, severe neuropathy, visual loss and eosinophilia. Corticosteroids, immunosuppressive drugs and interferon-alpha were unsuccessful.

[Acquired ichthyosis revealing hepatic and lymph node tuberculosis].

Introduction: Acquired ichthyosis is an uncommon disease usually associated with different systemic diseases. Its characteristic clinical sign is symmetrical scaling of the skin. We report a case of acquired ichthyosis revealing hepatic and lymph node tuberculosis.

[Isolated pseudo-tumoral tuberculosis of the spleen. A case report].

Introduction: The tuberculosis isolated tumoral spleen is rare, even in the countries to strong tubercular endemic.

Exegesis: From an observation, concerning an important, tumoral and isolated splenomegaly in 48-year-old-man. The authors put the accent on his tumorous variety by the clinic, the imagery and on macroscopic appearance of the operative piece.

[Non-Hodgkin's malignant lymhoma of mental soft tissue: a case report].

Non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphoma is rarely located in the soft tissue of the chin making diagnosis difficult. Clinical signs are non-specific: progressive weight loss, asthenia, fever, an inflammatory tumefaction unresponsive to medical treatment. Imaging shows a homogeneous tumefaction of the soft tissues.

[Cardiothyrotoxicosis in the young adult in Basedow disease: report of 30 cases].

The authors report on 30 cases of cardiothyrotoxicosis in the young adult with Basedow's disease. Cardiac arrhythmia represented the most frequent clinical form of dysfunction, mainly atrial fibrillation. Conductive disorders came second, with seven cases of first-degree atrioventricular block [AVB], one case of second-degree AVB, and two cases of sinusoidal bradycardia.

[Sarcoidosis and ankylosing spondylitis. A case report and review of the literature].

Unlabelled: Ankylosing spondylitis is a very uncommon finding in patients with sarcoidosis. Thirteen cases have been reported in the literature. We report a new case.

[Digestive malacoplakia].

Introduction: Malacoplakia, a chronic granulomatous disease, rarely involves the digestive tube and, when it does, takes on a pseudotumoral aspect.

Observation: A 37 year-old man was hospitalized for chronic diarrhea that had progressed over 15 years. He exhibited an edematous-ascitic syndrome and bilateral pleurisy together with, biologically, a malabsorption syndrome.

[Sinus dysfunction in Basedow's disease. A case report].

Unlabelled: INTRODUCTION AND EXEGESIS: The authors report a case of sinus node dysfunction that occurred in a 22-year-old patient with Graves' disease and disappeared after thyroidectomy.

Conclusion: Bradycardia is uncommon in hyperthyroidism, the sinus node dysfunction would be due to thyrotoxicity-related myocarditis.