[Appearance on X-ray and computed tomography of femoral head necrosis in patients with sickle cell disease].

The aim of this study was to describe X-ray and computed tomography signs and to estimate the severity of femoral head necrosis in patients with sickle cell disease. We studied two groups of patients with sickle cell disease (group A: 14 patients with no hip pain and group B: 34 patients with hip pain) over 17 months. Each patient underwent hip X-ray (lying face-down) and CT scan.

[Ultrasound aspects of abdominal involvement in adults with HIV infections in the Ivory Coast: apropos of 146 cases].

Over a six-month period, 146 grade IV AIDS patients (HIV-1 and HIV-2) systematically underwent abdominal ultrasound examination. All abdominal organs were investigated in the search for lesions. Many lesions were detected.

[Ultrasound diagnosis of fetal malformations in utero: apropos of 30 cases].

This study assess the incidence of fetal malformations and the contribution of ultrasound scans to their diagnosis in utero. We reviewed the files of 1,960 pregnant women of whom 30 (1.53%) had malformed fetuses.