[Histopathology of a rare case of intramedullary schistosomiasis and literature review].

Schistosomiasis is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and, in particular, in Cameroon. It is the second parasitic disease endemic after malaria and it is favoured by the coexistence of bioclimatic zones. We report the case of a 6-years old girl presenting with clinical deficit syndrome and medullary infiltration mimicking tumor on medical imaging.

Pathology of lymph node tuberculosis in Yaounde: diagnostic agreement based on the Kappa coefficient.

Introduction: Lymph node tuberculosis remains widespread in Cameroon. Our goal was to compare the diagnostic agreement between the hematein-eosin coloration technique and the Ziehl-Neelsen technique.

Methods: This study is a retrospective and comparative study realized in the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital over a period of 5 years.