[Liposomal amphotericin B treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis contracted in Djibouti and resistant to meglumine antimoniate].

Pentavalent antimony (PA) compounds remain the main therapeutic agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). CL infection resistant to PA is difficult to cure, limited by severe side effects and requiring a long course treatment of parenteral administration of recommended second line drugs. We report a case of CL unresponsive to meglumine antimoniate contracted in Djibouti, successfully treated with a short course treatment of AmBisome.

[Splenic rupture in infectious disease: splenectomy or conservative treatment? Report of three cases].

Introduction: Spontaneous splenic ruptures are rare but life-threatening complications of infectious diseases. Splenectomy is still the treatment of choice but numerous recent reports have documented favorable outcome with conservative treatment.

Exegesis: We report three cases of splenic rupture occurring respectively with infectious mononucleosis, P.