Publications by authors named "Salwa Makni"

The cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common maternal-fetal transmission infectious disease. The diagnosis of this infection is rarely made on antenatal sonographic signs. Pathological examination could, in this case, make etiologic diagnosis.

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Composite tumors of the adrenal medulla are rare and have been reported in both the presence and the absence of phacomatosis. Composite pheochromocytoma of the adrenal gland in multiple endocrine neoplasia 2B has not been reported so far. We report a case of a 27-year-old woman with marfanoid habitus and numerous mucosal neuromas of the oral cavity and the eyelids.

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Subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis or Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a benign pathological entity diagnosed chiefly in young adults. We report a case in a 20-year-old woman who presented with swollen lymph nodes and a fever. Disseminated lymphadenopathy with nodes measuring up to 6 cm in diameter was found upon physical examination.

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Pulmonary oxalosis is a very rare pseudotumoral lesion; it is often secondary to an aspergillus infection. Oxalic acid (C(2)H(2)O(4)) is a mycotoxin released by Aspergillus niger and sometimes by several other fungi, including A flavus and A fumigatus. We report a case of a 69 year old man, with previous history of pulmonary tuberculosis, followed for recurrent hemoptysis.

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