[Tuberculosis of the lung bases].

Introduction: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in Morocco. Tuberculosis of the lung bases is a rare and atypical form and raises real diagnostic problems.

Patients And Methods: We report a retrospective study of 21 cases of basal pulmonary tuberculosis, collected at the service of respiratory diseases in Ibn Rushd hospital in Casablanca between 2004 and 2015 (11 years).

[Silicotuberculosis].

Objective: Tuberculosis is a serious and common complication of silicosis. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiological, clinical, radiological and progressive aspects of this pathological entity.

Patients And Methods: The study concerns 23 cases of silicotuberculosis which were collected at the service of respiratory diseases at CHU Ibn Rochd of Casablanca, Morocco during 12years (2003-2015).