Disseminated histoplasmosis: case report and review of the literature.

Case report We report the case of a young Cameroonian woman who presented with cough, hyperthermia, weight loss, pancytopenia, and hepatosplenomegaly. A positive HIV serology was discovered and a chest radiography revealed a 'miliary pattern'. Bone marrow aspiration pointed out yeast inclusions within macrophages.

[Septic arthritis of undetermined origin in children: a proposal for the assessment and its therapy].

Septic arthritis is not a frequent, but quite classical pathology in children. It can be followed by a severe outcome in case of delayed and/or inadequate treatment. The drainage of the infected joint associated with a prompt and adapted antibiotherapy are together the cornerstones of this treatment.

[Hooping cough in adults, think about it!].

We report the case of a 47 year old patient who had been suffering from persistent cough for more than three weeks. Patient coughed predominantly during night time, without fever. The amoxicillin-clavulanic acid initially prescribed was not effective.