Publications by authors named "F Tassin"
VEXAS syndrome is a new entity, described as the first one of a new class of hemato-inflammatory diseases. Through this article and based on the first case highlighted at the CHU of Liege, we offer you a review of the literature as well as an overview of different laboratory techniques used for the diagnosis of this syndrome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalaria is a potentially severe disease, particularly in Africa. In Europe, the majority of malaria cases come from travelers returning from endemic areas. The non-specific symptomatology may not alert the clinician if this notion of travel is not addressed.
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- Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by Leishmania parasites transmitted by sandflies, and can manifest as cutaneous, mucocutaneous, or visceral forms, making diagnosis difficult due to similarity with other diseases.
- A 52-year-old immunosuppressed Belgian woman with rheumatoid arthritis was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis and treated successfully, but later experienced relapses and progressed to cutaneous forms and lymphadenopathy.
- Clinicians should consider the possibility of multiple forms of leishmaniasis in immunosuppressed patients, as demonstrated by the patient's complex case and eventual complications leading to her death.
Background: Studies in various countries have shown that homeless people have high mortality levels. The aims of this study concerning the French population were to investigate mortality among the homeless and to study their causes of death in comparison to those of the general population.
Methods: A representative sample of 1145 homeless deaths registered by an association was matched to the national database of medical causes of death using common descriptive variables.