Publications by authors named "Elimane Seydi Bousso"
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- Sickle cell emergencies are a leading reason for hospitalizations in patients with sickle cell disease, causing significant financial strain and increased health risks.
- A study tracked 112 adults with sickle cell emergencies over four months, revealing a 38.41% readmission rate within 30 days, predominantly due to vaso-occlusive crises and acute chest syndrome.
- Key factors predicting readmission included having a job, low levels of fetal hemoglobin, and certain blood cell counts (neutrophilia, lymphocytosis, thrombocytosis).
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- The study focused on managing acute pain in adults with sickle cell disease (SCD), particularly during vaso-occlusive crises (VOC), which occur when sickle cells block microvessels, leading to severe pain.* -
- An analysis of 118 cases revealed that most patients (86.61%) had the SS sickle cell phenotype, with predominant pain in the lower limbs and spine, and a majority experiencing intense to unbearable pain.* -
- The findings underscore the effectiveness of multimodal analgesia as a treatment approach, while also indicating significant variability in pain management practices, suggesting a need for tailored recommendations.*
The Hodgkin variant Richter syndrome (HvRS) is an infrequent complication occurring in 1% of lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients. We report a case of HvRS diagnosed in Sub-Saharan Africa. A 63-year-old patient was consulted for the investigation of an abdominal mass that had been evolving for 5 years prior to admission.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSUMMARYCOVID-19 infection has emerged as a comorbidity that can significantly increase morbidity and mortality in sickle cell patients with ACS (acute thoracic/chest syndrome). The aim of our study was to assess COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality in sickle cell patients with ACS. This was a retrospective, descriptive study of patient records followed over a 36-month period from January 2020 to December 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a benign histiocytic proliferation that results in nodal and extranodal involvements. It is a rare disease, with fewer than 1,000 cases reported in the literature, which explains its lack of knowledge by physicians and the lack of codified therapeutic strategies. We report the case of an 8-year-old girl who presented a rapidly progressive cervical lymph node mass; the diagnosis of RDD was made based on histology and immunohistochemistry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to describe the morbidity and mortality of homozygous sickle cell disease after the age of 40.
Methods: This was a cohort study of 209 patients followed from 1994 to 2022. All hemoglobin electrophoresis-confirmed SS sickle cell patients over 40 years were included.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess incidence, risk factors, treatment and outcome of LTB in Senegalese people with hemophilia (PWH).
Methods: We analyzed the characteristics of LTB in a cohort of 274 PWH after 10 years of follow-up.
Results: We included 274 patients (241 HA and 33 HB).