[Forty cases of neuromeningeal cryptococcosis diagnosed at the Mycology-Parasitology Department of the Ibn Sina hospital in Rabat, over a 21-year period].

Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis is a common and severe opportunistic fungal infection caused by the encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans. It commonly occurs in immunocompromised patients, in particular in subjects with advanced stage HIV while it is rare in immunocompetent patients. We report 40 cases of neuromeningeal cryptococcosis (NMC) diagnosed at the Mycology-Parasitology Department of the Ibn Sina hospital in Rabat, over a 21-year period (1993-2014).

Imported malaria: 54 cases diagnosed at the Ibn Sina Hospital Center in Rabat, Morocco.

Morocco does not record any indigenous malaria case since 2004 and is certified by the World Health Organization as malaria-free since 2010. However, the country continues to record a significant number of imported malaria cases from endemic areas, especially from West Africa. The purpose of our work is to determine the epidemiological and diagnostic characteristics of malaria cases diagnosed at Ibn Sina Hospital Center in Rabat, Morocco.

Comparative evaluation of immunochromatographic dipstick test (ICT) rk39, soluble antigen ELISA and IFAT for the sero-diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Morocco.

A rapid, sensitive and specific tool for detection of Leishmania infantum infection in Humans would be highly desirable, because it would allow control interventions in endemic areas of visceral leishmaniasis. This study was carried out at the Reference National Laboratory of Leishmaniasis (RNLL) in National Institute of Hygiene (NIH) Morocco, in order to evaluate the diagnostic potential of immunochromatographic dipstick test (ICT) rk39 in Moroccan suspected VL patients. A total of 49 admitted patients with strong clinical suspicion of VL and 40 healthy controls were investigated for the performance of the ICT rk39.

[Disseminated cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient].

Disseminated cryptococcosis is a serious opportunistic fungal infection caused by a yeast-encapsulated fungus of the genus Cryptococcus neoformans. It occurs most often in patients with a significant deficit of cellular immunity and preferentially affects the central nervous system. The skin and the lungs are the most commonly affected sites outside the neuro-subarachnoid location.

[Intestinal cryptococcosis: an unusual presentation of disseminated cryptococcosis].

Cryptococcosis is a serious infection caused by an encapsulated yeast-like fungus, Cryptococcus neoformans. It is pathogenic most often in the lungs and central nervous system of immunocompromised patients. In this work we report an unusual localization of cryptococcosis in an HIV-infected patient.

[The mould onychomycosis in Morocco: about 150 isolated cases in 20 years].

Introduction: the involvement of moulds in the fungal ungueal pathology is very variable. In fact a big confusion reigns because of numerous errors in the clinico-biological diagnosis, which could be responsible for therapeutic failure of onychomycosis.

Aims Of Study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative frequency of moulds involved in onychomycosis over a period of 20 years.