Publications by authors named "Didier Mukeba"
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious co-morbidity among children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and TB diagnosis remains particularly challenging in the very young. We explored whether, in a low HIV-prevalence setting, the detection of mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan (LAM) antigen in urine may assist TB diagnosis in SAM children, a pediatric population currently not included in LAM-testing recommendations. To that end, we assessed LAM test-positivity among SAM children with and without signs or symptoms of TB.
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- There is a growing connection between acquired autoimmune angioneurotic edema and various diseases, but the exact reason for antibody production against C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) remains unclear.
- The case presented involves a patient who has IgA antibodies against C1-INH but shows no other autoimmune conditions.
- The patient also suffered from gastritis and had a Helicobacter pylori infection, suggesting that this bacterial infection might trigger the development of acquired autoimmune angioneurotic edema.
A unique case of mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in an afebrile patient presenting with abdominal pain is described. Although this bacterium is associated with a variety of infections in human beings, aortitis is uncommon. Chronic alcoholism and diabetes mellitus are the 2 major predisposing conditions for group B Streptococci infection and both were present in this case.
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