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Aim: describe the epidemiological, clinical, etiological and therapeutic aspects of hypercalcemia seen in the rheumatology department of Cocody University Hospital.

Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in the rheumatology department of Cocody University Hospital from January 2013 to July 2022 and covering the files of patients with hypercalcemia.

Results: The hospital frequency of hypercalcemia was 0.

Utility of colposcopy for the screening and management of cervical cancer in Africa: a cross-sectional analysis of providers' training and practices.

Introduction: Cervical cancer is a public health issue in Africa with devastating socioeconomic consequences due to the lack of organized screening programs. The success of screening programs depends on the appropriate investigation and management of women who test positive for screening. Colposcopic assessment following positive screening results is a noteworthy issue in Africa.

HPV vaccination in Africa in the COVID-19 era: a cross-sectional survey of healthcare providers' knowledge, training, and recommendation practices.

Introduction: Although the burden of cervical cancer in Africa is highest, HPV vaccination coverage remains alarmingly low in this region. Providers' knowledge and recommendation are key drivers of HPV vaccination uptake. Yet, evidence about providers' knowledge and recommendation practices about the HPV vaccine against a backdrop of emerging vaccine hesitancy fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic is lacking in Africa.

Pott's disease in Abidjan: experience of the department of rheumatology of university teaching hospital of Cocody: about 420 cases.

Introduction: Pott's disease continues to be rife primarily in ivorian's setting. This large-scale study presents the Ivorian experience in the management of this disease.

Aim: To determine the epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical, therapeutic and evolutionary profile of Pott's disease in Abidjan and to identify the factors associated with neurological compressions.

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and retrospective mortality in two African settings: Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Although seroprevalence studies have demonstrated the wide circulation of SARS-COV-2 in African countries, the impact on population health in these settings is still poorly understood. Using representative samples of the general population, we evaluated retrospective mortality and seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Lubumbashi and Abidjan. The studies included retrospective mortality surveys and nested anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence surveys.

[Kidney biopsy in subsaharan Africa].

Materials And Methods: We carried out a retrospective and descriptive study on biopsies examined between January 2015 and December 2019, in the pathological departments of University Teaching Hospital of Bouaké and Cocody-Abidjan. The KB came from four countries (Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Guinea-Conakry and Burkina Faso). Optical microscopy and/or direct immunofluorescence techniques were used.

Regional Variation in the Tumor Microenvironment, Immune Escape and Prognostic Factors in Breast Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The low overall survival rates of patients with breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are driven by regionally differing tumor biology, advanced tumor stages at diagnosis, and limited access to therapy. However, it is not known whether regional differences in the composition of the tumor microenvironment (TME) exist and affect patients' prognosis. In this international, multicentre cohort study, 1,237 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded breast cancer samples, including samples of the "African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes (ABC-DO) Study," were analyzed.

[Contribution of the AVR lead in the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease in one case at the Institute of Cardiology of Abidjan (Ivory Coast)].

Abnormalities in the aVR lead would provide useful information on the risk of coronary heart disease. This clinical case is an illustration. Indeed, this is a 60-year-old patient, an active smoker and a former type 2 diabetic who presented with angina-like chest pain with a positive stress test.

Pathology Training for Cancer Diagnosis in Africa.

Objectives: In response to requests for training in cancer pathology, two virtual training courses were organized: one in English for participants in Nigeria and another in French for participants in Francophone Africa. Each course had weekly 90-minute sessions covering essential topics in cancer pathology led by global experts.

Methods: Two research questions were investigated for both courses: (1) did the participants improve their knowledge of the topics covered during the course, and (2) did the course participants appreciate the virtual training format?

Results: The Nigeria course enrolled 85 participants from 26 Nigerian states; the Francophone Africa course enrolled 425 participants from 18 African countries.

Prevalence and management of tuberculosis among people who use drugs in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Background Although people who use drugs (PWUD) are a high-risk group for tuberculosis (TB), there is practically no data on TB prevalence in Ivory Coast. The aim of the study was to estimate pulmonary TB prevalence and assess the cascade of care with confirmed pulmonary TB (TB+) among PWUD in Abidjan. Methods The study targeted adult people who had used heroin and/or cocaine/crack in the previous six months.

Relationship between Angular Measurements and Facial Shape of Young Ivorians with Normal Dental Occlusion.

Objective: The aim of this study was to perform an analysis of angular measurements (from both the full face and profile), according to shapes of the human face.

Method: It was a descriptive and cross-sectional study of 108 black Ivorian subjects. For each subject selected, two standardized photographs (full face and profile) were taken, followed by anthropometric measurements.

Training the Next Generation of African Pathologists.

Quality patient care requires correct and timely evidence-based diagnoses. Pathology and laboratory medicine training varies significantly across the continent, but is inadequate to serve the needs of the population. This article summarizes the current state of pathology workforce and training in sub-Saharan Africa; discusses challenges to recruitment and retention; and outlines the necessary elements for training and sustaining a robust workforce in pathology and laboratory medicine.

Angular photogrammetric analysis and evaluation of facial esthetics of young Ivorians with normal dental occlusion.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the angular photogrammetric characteristics of subjects according to the facial esthetics criteria applicable in Côte d'Ivoire.

Material And Methods: This was a horizontal study, concerning of group of young people from Côte d'Ivoire whose attractiveness and photogrammetric characteristics were assessed. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS 20.

Cardiac surgery in Africa: a thirty-five year experience on open heart surgery in Cote d'Ivoire.

Background: Few centers for open heart surgery (OHS) are in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of OHS results is also noted. By reporting our African experience on OHS, the aim of this study was to fill the gap.

Surgical experience on chronic constrictive pericarditis in African setting: review of 35 years' experience in Cote d'Ivoire.

Background: Surgical experience with chronic constrictive pericarditis (CCP) is rarely documented in Africa; the aim of this study is therefore to review our African experience with CCP from 1977 to 2012 in terms of clinical and surgical outcomes and risk factors of early death after pericardiectomy.

Methods: This retrospective study is related to 120 patients with CCP; there were 72 men and 48 women with an average age at 28.8±10.

[Profile of non-traumatic osteoarticular diseases in elderly black Africans: about 157 cases seen in Abidjan].

Background: The aging of the world population is a phenomenon that is growing progressively. Specific knowledge of osteoarticular disorders in the elderly in black Africa seems limited.

Aim: Describe the epidemiological, clinical and etiological characteristics of non-traumatic osteoarticular disorders in elderly black Africans.

[Sacroiliac joint disorders in Abidjan: epidemiological, clinical, radiological and etiological characteristics].

Background: The sacroiliac joint remains unknown in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies about the sacroiliac diseases are rare Aim : Describe the epidemiological, clinical, radiological and etiological characteristics of sacroiliac joint diseases in Abidjan Methods : Retrospective and descriptive study concerning 17 patients hospitalized from February 2003 to April 2010 in the department of rheumatology of university hospital center of Cocody (Abidjan) for buttock pain or others functional signs evoking sacroiliac joint which were attested by radiographic lesions. We were interested on the epidemiological, clinical and radiological characteristics and the etiologies in the sacroiliac disease.

[Cervical pains in Pott's disease: Epidemiological, clinical and radiological aspects concerning 26 cases in Abidjan].

In this study, we report the results of the experience of the Rheumatology Department of Cocody University Hospital in the management of the cervical spinal tuberculosis in Abidjan area. This was a retrospective study of 26 cases collected over a 7 year period (January 2006 to December 2013). The objective of this work was to illustrate the epidemiological, clinical and radiological profile of the cervical localization of tuberculosis in our practice.