Tuberculosis is still considered a cause of death, especially in developing countries. Primary tonsillar tuberculosis in the absence of pulmonary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient is a rare entity. Its diagnosis is difficult because it simulates tonsillar cancer, and histopathological examination is often needed for confirmation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: With the advent of biotherapies, endotyping of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is becoming more and more important to optimize therapeutic management. While the majority of CRSwNPs in the United States, Europe, and Japan exhibit type 2 eosinophil-dominant inflammation response, other parts of Asia display mixed patterns including neutrophil-dominant inflammation. Until now, no study has focused on the proportion of inflammation patterns in Morocco or anywhere on the African continent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Nodules of the thyroid gland are common but rarely malignant. Their management can range from simple monitoring to surgery. The use of ultrasound and fine needle aspiration can reduce the rate of unnecessary surgeries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present a case of a 46-year-old woman admitted to the emergency department for acute swelling and erythema of the right eyelid for 3 days. Ophthalmological examination was notable for 10/10, P2 best visual acuity, and inflammatory periorbital edema, without exophthalmia nor extraocular motility disturbance. Intraocular pressure was 14 mmHg and fundoscopic examination was not notable for any abnormality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe tympanostomy tube insertion is the gold standard of treatment for secretory otitis media. Complications are associated with this surgery in 17% of cases. One of the rare but real complications is the medial migration of the tympanostomy tube.
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