Van Der Woude Syndrome: A Case Series at Chu D' Treichville, Abidjan, Cote D' Ivoire.

Background: Van der Woude syndrome (VWS), characterised mainly by lower lip pits and orofacial cleft (OFC), is the most common syndrome associated with an OFC. It is inherited as an autosomal dominant, high penetrance disorder with variable phenotypic expression and caused by the genetic mutation of the interferon regulatory factor 6 gene (IRF6). This study showcases the syndrome's variable phenotypic expressivity in six cases seen at Chu d' Treichvile, Abidjan, and Cote d'Ivoire.

[Antimalaria therapy of chronic renal failure].

Introduction: The treatment of uncoded malaria (malaria) remains very delicate in chronic renal failure which is associated with immunity abnormalities which weaken the uremic subject and create a vicious morbid circle.

Objective: Describe the malaria treatment profile of the chronic renal failure patient with malaria.

Methodology: This was a retrospective study of patients with chronic renal failure presenting with diagnosed simple malaria admitted to the nephrology departments of the university hospital centers of Treichville and Yopougon from October 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019 and having given their informed consent verbal.

[Pygomelus. An African surgical case report].

Pygomelus is a malformation characterized by the presence of one or more extra-extremities in the pelvic region. This article describes a case of pygomelus involving a child in Cote d'Ivoire. It is the tenth operated case to be reported in the literature.

[First results of bacteriologic study of strains of Haemophilus influenzae isolated from meningitis in the Abidjan University Hospital Center (Ivory Coast)].

Biovars and serovars of 132 Haemophilus influenzae isolated from cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) in Treichville hospital during a period of October 1986 to July 1988 were studied. Usual distribution was not found: biovar IV was first met (49.2%) followed by biovars I (28.