[Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of anogenital dermatoses in the department of dermatology-venereology in Cotonou, Benin].

Objective: The aim of this study was to document the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of anogenital dermatoses (AGDs) in Cotonou, Benin.

Method: This retrospective, descriptive study, conducted in the Department of Dermatology-Venereology at the National University Hospital of Cotonou, examined medical records of admissions and outpatient consultations for the 5-year period 2005-2009 and included the records of all patients with a clinical diagnosis of AGD.

Results: The prevalence of AGD in our series was 2.

[Means of communication for an early detection of diabetic nephropathy among the diabetics followed in the academic hospital of Cotonou].

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of knowledge and the means of communication for early detection of diabetic nephropathy. This is a prospective study which took place from 6 February to 31 May 2012, in the Academic Clinics of Nephrology-Hemodialysis and the Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases. Included all patients with diabetes mellitus in two sexes, older than fifteen years and hospitalized in one of these two clinicals or received in consultation during the study period.

[Epidemiology of the severe hip disorders in children in Benin: prospective study of 180 cases over a 7 year period].

Purpose Of The Study: In Benin, the etiological diagnosis of serious hip disorders is often difficult and satisfactory epidemiological data are lacking. The purpose of this study was to establish the relative frequencies of pathological conditions leading to serious hip disorders in Benin.

Material And Methods: We report 180 cases of severe hip disorders in 170 children hospitalized over a 7-year period from January 1, 1992 through December 31, 1998.

[Ectodermal dysplasia. Apropos of 6 familial cases in negroid children].

Six cases of ectodermic dysplasia were observed in children of a black family. The different forms include dental abnormalities and a particular pilar dysplasia in black subjects. Ectodermic dysplasia is transmitted recessively on the X chromosome.