Allergy to Red Meat: A Diagnosis Made by the Patient and Confirmed by an Assay for IgE Antibodies Specific for Alpha-1,3-Galactose.

We report the first case of allergy to red meat observed in Ivory Coast. A 49-year-old male presented with pruritus. The diagnosis of allergy to red meat was confirmed by an assay for IgE antibodies specific for alpha-1,3 galactose.

[Squamous cell carcinoma secondary to Buruli ulcer in West Africa].

Background: Buruli ulcer is an infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans occurring in tropical areas. In West Africa, it is an emerging threat mainly affecting children aged under 15years. This chronic disease is complicated by dystrophic scars in which squamous cell carcinoma can occur in the long term.

Psoriasis in elderly patients in the Côte d'Ivoire: socio-demographic, clinical, and therapeutic aspects, and follow-up.

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, and recurrent dermatological disease. In the Côte d'Ivoire, it is about 0.75% of dermatology cases.

Surveillance of STD syndromes: contributing to the STD programme in Côte d'Ivoire.

In Côte d'Ivoire, management of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is based on a syndromic approach. The National Health Information System (NHIS), set up in 1995, supervises data drawn monthly on three STD syndromes: genital ulcers, discharges and warts. Information is collected in each community-based public clinic, collated in the 29 districts, then in the 10 regions, and finally centralized.

[The fight against sexually transmitted diseases in Ivory Coast: what strategies can we use in the face of HIV/AIDS?].

In the AIDS era, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have become a major health problem in developing countries, particularly in Africa. Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of such infections may result in complications, many of which primarily affect women. Epidemiological studies in Abidjan have shown that more than 10% of the pregnant women attending antenatal clinics present STDs potentially serious for their own health or that of their infants (gonorrhea, chlamydia infection, genital ulcers or active syphilis).