Med Trop (Mars)
August 2010
Infectious complications of sickle cell disease are common and can be serious and difficult to diagnose. Epidemiological aspects of these infections are well documented. The most common germ in children is pneumococcus followed by Haemophilus influenzae and minor salmonella.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNora's tumour is an uncommon benign tumour, involving mostly tubular bones of hands and feet, and characterized by a proliferation of chondroid, bony and fibrous tissues. Main differential diagnoses are osteochondroma, chondrosarcoma, and osteosarcoma. The authors report a case involving the left foot.
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February 2008
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare condition usually occurring in young women of childbearing age. It is characterised by the presence of abnormal smooth muscle cells (LAM cells) in the lungs, lymph nodes, and/or other organs, with a few reports of isolated extrapulmonary cases. We report the case of a 26-yr-old female who presented with a painless shoulder mass.
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