Pan Afr Med J
September 2024
Diabetic mastopathy is a rare and benign pathology affecting young individuals with type 1 diabetes or autoimmune diseases. It clinically resembles breast cancer, necessitating a histological examination for a definitive diagnosis. These cases underscore the diagnostic challenges and the importance of histological examination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We report a rare and unusual case of intravesical migration of an intrauterine device with stone formation. The intrauterine device (IUD) is the most common method of reversible contraception in women. However, its insertion is not without risk, it can cause early or late complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeonatal genital prolapse is an uncommon entity. It is usually associated with birth defects of the central nervous system. We here report the case of a full term newborn with a genital prolapse not associated with central nervous system abnormalities in order to highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic particularity of this very rare disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIleal atresia is a rare congenital malformation which affects a small percentage of the population, with an incidence of 1 in 5000 cases. It may be suspected and diagnosed by ultrasound at the end of the second and third trimester. Obstetrical and surgical consultation is the key to success here.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConsensual or imposed sexual act can cause traumas. Post coital bleeding is a common gynecological symptom. It can reveal serious problems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Group B streptococcus is the main etiological agent of maternal and fetal infections, sepsis and meningitis in the term newborns. The objective is to determine group B streptococcal (GBS) carriage rate in vagina of term pregnant women.
Methods: Vaginal swab was performed prospectively in 275 pregnant women in labor, prior to entering the delivery room over a period of 6 months.
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a life-threatening complication of delivery. It is the leading cause of maternal mortality. During the last 15 years, several total uterine compressive sutures were described in literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInherited combined factor V and factor VIII deficiency (F5F8D) is autosomal recessive transmission disorder. Epistaxis, postsurgical bleeding, and menorrhagia are the most common symptoms. The risk of miscarriage and placental abruption is consequent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntramyometrial pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy. It makes a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. If misdiagnosed the intramyometrial pregnancy can cause a uterine rupture and become life-threatening condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPaget's disease of the vulva remains a rare condition with only a limited number of cases reported in the literature. It is an uncommon neoplasm usually of postmenopausal white women characterized by controversies in its prevalence, clinical features, treatment strategies, and prognostic. We here report a case of a primary Paget's disease of the vulva in premenopausal woman treated by only surgery with a favorable issue.
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