[Malignant hypercalcaemia revealing acute lymphoblastic leukemia: case report].

Malignant hypercalcaemia is a metabolic emergency. Its association with solid tumors is common, whereas it has been rarely described in patients with malignant hemopathies other than multiple myeloma and T-cell leukemias/T-cell lymphomas associated with lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). We here report the case of a female patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia revealed by malignant hypercalcaemia and pathological fracture of the humerus.

[Multinodular splenomegaly revealing multifocal, splenic and spinal tuberculosis: a case report].

Splenic tuberculosis and Pott´s disease are two rare entities, in particular in immunocompetent people. We here report the case of a 57-year-old immunocompetent woman presenting with atypical pain in the left hypochondriac region evolving over the last 3 months, associated with lower limb paraparesis with progressive onset. Laboratory data did not provide any specific information regarding diagnosis, except for positive response to the QuantiFERON Test.

[Anterior-superior dislocation of the shoulder: case report and review of the literature].

Traumatic dislocations of the shoulder joint are generally described as an antero-inferior dislocations. Anterior-superior dislocations are extremely rare. We report a rare case of traumatic dislocation of the anterior-superior shoulder in a 45-year-old patient whose physical examination showed an anterior-superior subcutaneous protrusion of the head filling the subacromial space.

[Frequency and predictive factors of venous thrombosis in Behçet's disease].

Objective: To investigate the clinical features of venous thrombosis in patients with Behçet's disease and to determine the patients at high risk for this complication.

Methods: We retrospectively studied patients with venous thrombosis (n = 157) who were followed up in the Internal Medicine department. These patients were divided into two groups according to the existence (n = 60, 38.

[Facial wounds: an epidemiological review of 850 cases].

Background: Facial wound are among the most frequent emergencies. They often affect a young population. We studied the epidemiological profile of facial wounds admitted in our hospital.