[Contribution of the Xpert MTB / Rif test in the diagnosis of tuberculosis of any form in Saint-Louis].

Introduction: The Xpert MTB / RIF assay has a dual advantage on the one hand, the rapid diagnosis of even difficult cases by the standard technique of direct microscopic examination and on the other hand by the detection of resistance to rifampicin. Our objective was to determine the contribution of the Xpert test in the diagnosis of tuberculosis of all forms.

Materials And Method: retrospective, descriptive and analytical study carried out in the Pneumophtisiology department of the CHRU of Saint-Louis.

[Smoking in People Living with HIV (PLHA) and followed up in the Outpatient Department of the Hospital Fann of Dakar].

Introduction: PLHA who smoke have twice the never-smoker mortality rate and have an increased risk of developing non-AIDS diseases. The prevalence of tobacco smoking is higher among PLHA than in the general population. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of smoking among PLHA, to describe the clinical and spirometric features of smokers and ex-smokers and to assess their knowledge and attitudes toward smoking.

[Epidemiological, Clinical And Radiological Profile Of Positive Microscopy Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PMPT) At The Regional University Hospital Of Saint-Louis].

Unlabelled: Pulmonary tuberculosis is still a global scourge, especially in developing countries, despite the control measures that have been in place for decades. The aim of this work was to describe the epidemiological, clinical radiological and evolutionary aspects of PMPT at the Saint-Louis Regional Hospital Center. This was a retrospective descriptive study on 191 PMPT files, hospitalized in the medical department from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017.

[A case report of an adult with bronchial mould infection complicated by purulent pleurisy].

Introduction: Bronchial mould infection or plastic bronchitis is a rare condition, encountered at any age, but with a predilection for childhood. The clinical diagnosis is made easy by the demonstration of solid, branched expectorations. However, the aetiology is not easy to determine and investigation does not often lead to a pathological diagnosis.

[Epidemiology of primary lung cancer among non-smokers in Senegal].

Introduction: According to global data for 2002, one quarter of new cases of primary bronchopulmonary cancer were non-smokers. We undertook this study with the aim of describing the epidemiological characteristics of non-smokers with primary bronchopulmonary cancer in the Dakar region of Senegal.

Methods: A multicenter descriptive study that included all non-smokers who presented with primary bronchopulmonary cancer between January 1st 2014 and December 31st 2015.

[Radiological features of microscopy-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in patients in the Pneumology Department at the National University Hospital, Fann, Dakar (Sénégal)].

This study aimed to determine the radiological features of microscopy-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). We conducted a retrospective study, analyzing radiographical imaging of patients with microscopy-positive pulmonary tuberculosis between 15 November 2015 and 15 March 2016. The medical records of 66 patients meeting the inclusion criteria were selected, 81.

[DRESS syndrome secondary to pyrazinamide: An uncommon complication of tuberculosis treatment].

Introduction: The Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptom (DRESS) is a severe drug-induced reaction.

Case Report: We report the case of a 35-year-old man treated by RHEZ for a first episode of a smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis and who developed a DRESS syndrome due to pyrazinamide after twenty days of treatment, associated with a viral reactivation to Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV6). He had a skin eruption, liver involvement and hypereosinophilia.

[Clinical and radiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in tobacco smokers].

Introduction: Tobacco smoke alters lung defense mechanisms against infections and so increases the risk of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

Objective: To determine the particular clinical features of tuberculosis in smokers and identify risk factors.

Methods And Patients: We conducted a prospective, cross-sectional study over a period of nine months in Dakar, Senegal.

Hepatic cytolysis and bicytopenia after 15 days of four-drug tuberculosis treatment in Senegal.

We report the case of a 31-year-old immunocompetent woman residing in Senegal, with localized microscopy-proved pulmonary tuberculosis, complicated by macrophage activation syndrome and associated with viral hepatitis B, identified due to hepatic cytolysis and a bicytopenia.

[Contribution of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary dragging].

Introduction: Bronchoscopy is recommended into the exploration of chronic lung diseases. This one is expensive and invasive. We conducted this study in order to assess the benefit of the bronchoscopy in the etiologic diagnosis of chronic lung diseases.

[Prevalence of tobacco smoking in primary and secondary schools in the Department of Dakar, Senegal].

Introduction: Tobacco smoke is a global health problem, and the largest avoidable cause of death in the world. The objective of our study was to determine the prevalence of tobacco smoking in schools in Dakar area (Senegal).

Materiel And Methods: This descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study was performed from September 2011 to June 2012 in 27 schools of the Dakar area.

[Smoking among health workers at four large hospitals in Dakar (Senegal)].

Introduction: The addiction to tobacco remains a significant problem in the context of medical practice in African in general and in Senegal in particular. It is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. The main purposes of this study were to establish the smoking habits of hospital staff as a step towards elaborating a strategy for an anti-smoking campaign within the hospital environment.

[Tuberculosis in elderly persons].

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the epidemiology, clinical features and clinical course of primary presentations with pulmonary tuberculosis occurring in older and younger patients.

Patients And Methods: We undertook a prospective, comparative study in the Pneumology clinic of the National University Hospital of Fann in Dakar, from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006, collecting data on all patients presenting with a first episode of bacterially confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis.

Results: We studied 187 first presentations with confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis including 12.

[Smoking among students at the School of Health and Social Development and the Health Service Institute in Senegal].

We have undertaken a transverse study of smoking among students at the National School of Health and Social Development (ENDSS) and the Health Service Institute (ISS) in Senegal. 683 out of 1142 students were questioned. 609 (89%) replied, of whom 313 (52%) were at the ENDSS and 293 (48%) at the ISS.

[Tuberculosis and diabetes].

Introduction: We performed a retrospective case control study for the period between 1st January 1999 and 31st August 2004, comparing the radiological appearances of tuberculosis in 100 diabetics to those in patients matched for age and sex, with pulmonary TB alone presenting to The Chest clinic of the National Hospital of Fann.

Methods And Results: Diabetes was present in 4.7% of the 2116 patients hospitalized for pulmonary tuberculosis during the period of study and occurred more commonly in men (60%) with an average age of 51 years (73%).