[A skin ulcer infection due to Rhodotorula mucilaginosa in an immunocompromised child].

Human cutaneous infections due to Rhodotorula species as an emerged pathogens yeasts are rarely reported, particularly in skin folds, with the ability to infect immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent patient. In present case, we describe a fungal cutaneous infection due to Rhodotorula mucilaginosa in immunocompromised child, the patient has been diagnosed with retinoblastoma; the diagnosis was established by the cytological and clinical examination. However, the cytological examination found fungal forms.

[Severe macrophage activation syndrome following visceral leishmaniasis in a child].

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease that is a public health problem in Morocco and is one of the frequent infectious causes of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS). The combination of clinical and laboratory criteria, even very unspecific, make it possible to diagnose MAS, but a definitive diagnosis requires cytological examination. Rapid treatment is essential.

[Human rhinomyiasis due to Oestrus ovis: case report in Morocco].

The purpose of this report is to describe a case of human nasal myiasis caused by Oestrus ovis diagnosed in our laboratory in Morocco. Oestrus ovis is an obligate parasite of nasal cavities and sinuses. It is usually found in sheep and goats in the Mediterranean basin.

[Epidemiology of tinea capitis in outpatients at the Children's Hospital in Rabat (Morocco)].

Objective: The aims of this report on results of a retrospective study were to identify the incidence of this pathology among outpatients at the Children's Hospital in Rabat, Morocco, the species involved, their respective prevalence, and the influence of the age and sex of the patient.

Patients And Methods: Between 1993 and 2007, a mycological examination was performed on 2962 patients in the dermatology service of Ibn Sina University Health Center in Rabat. Mean patient age was 35 (ages ranged from three months to 70 years).

[Complications of infected aneurysm due to Salmonella enteritidis: a case report].

Salmonelloses are becoming more frequented. To date, very few cases of aneurisms or vascular grafts infections have been described. We report the rare case of an extradigestive manifestation, due to Salmonella enteritidis affecting a patient with Behçet disease.