[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.

Seroprevalence of rubella in pregnant women in Southern Morocco.

Rubella is a generally benign but dangerous viral infection in early pregnancy, due to the teratogenic potential of the virus. Indeed, it causes spontaneous abortions, in-utero fetal death, premature labor and congenital malformations known as congenital rubella syndrome. The purpose of this study is to determine the immune status of rubella in pregnant women in southern Morocco.

Breast Metastasis From a Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report.

Although primary breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent cancer in the world, their mammary metastases are rare. In this paper, we report the case of a 51-year-old male patient diagnosed with a mammary lump and an intracranial hypertension syndrome. Mammography showed the presence of an irregular opacity without microcalcifications.

[Contamination of urine collected for cytobacteriological examination: situation in a university hospital in Morocco].

Unlabelled: The pre-analytical step of the cytobacteriological examination of urine (CBEU) is one of the most critical in microbiology. The objectives of our study were to determine the rate of urinary contamination and to analyze the factors that would facilitate this in order to propose solutions to this problem.

Method: This is a 26-month descriptive study including all CBEU requests to our laboratory.

[Critical ischemia of the lower limb revealing Lupus disease in a young woman].

The diversity of juvenile arterial disease aetiologies requires a systematic investigation when limb critical ischemia is diagnosed before the age of 50. We would like to share a rare case of a young woman who was diagnosed with Lupus disease revealed by distal ischemia of the foot.

[A flowchart is always useful: application to the interpretation of the cytobacteriological examination of urine].

The cytobacteriological examination of urine (CBEU) is the most prescribed test in a microbiology laboratory. The objectives of this work were to present our experience in carrying out the CBEU and to share one of the means that we consider very useful in the daily practice of this crucial analysis. This is a 28-month prospective study (March 2016 to June 2018).

[Therapeutic compliance: another challenge for patients on chronic haemodialysis].

Poor compliance with therapy is frequently encountered in most of patients with chronic diseases. It increases the risk of morbi-mortality and healthcare costs. Patients on chronic haemodialysis often have poor compliance with treatment.

[Factors associated with intrapartum and very early neonatal mortality at the materniry of University hospital Mohamedd VI, Marrakech, Morocco. Case-control study].

Background: Per-partum stillbirth continues to represent a public health burden despite the efforts of countries around the world. Prevention of this mortality can only be effective with a better knowledge of factors that are life-threatening to the fetus or newborn. This work aims to determine associated factors with intrapartum and very early neonatal mortality.

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Renal needle biopsy (RNB) is the gold standard in the diagnosis of kidney diseases. It is an invasive technique causing several complications, in particular hemorrhagic events. This study aims to evaluate our RNB practice, to update the current understanding of the technique for percutaneous renal biopsy, to assess complications and to determine the prevalence of kidney diseases diagnosed in our region.

Schwannoma of the external auditory canal: An exceptional site.

Introduction: Schwannomas are benign solitary neural tumours that are only exceptional located in the external auditory canal, as only a few cases have been reported in the literature.

Case Report: We report a case of schwannoma of the external auditory canal in an 18-year-old man admitted for an isolated mass of the initial segment of the right external auditory canal visible to the naked eye, obstructing all of the external auditory meatus. Computed tomography of the temporal bone showed an isolated mass of the external auditory canal.

IgD-λ multiple myeloma with excessive excretion of free light chains: a diagnostic trap in the identification of monoclonal gammopathies.

Immunoglobulin D multiple myeloma (IgD MM) is a rare entity of monoclonal gammopathies. We report the case of a IgD MM, associated with excessive excretion of lambda free light chains (FLL λ) diagnosed and managed at the University Hospital Mohammed VI of Marrakech among an adult hospitalized in the hematology department for bone pain and alteration of the general condition. Indeed, IgD MM is characterized by its clinical severity and poor prognosis.

[Comparative study of the serum measurement of PTH on Roche Cobas e411 versus the Abbott Architect ci8200].

Parathormone (PTH) is the main hormone of phosphocalcic homeostasis. It is synthesized and secreted by the parathyroid glands. PTH has become a routine test in the medical biology laboratory.

Patients' Acceptance of the Use of Serious Games in Physical Rehabilitation in Morocco.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether serious games especially customized for physical rehabilitation could be used in daily clinics with patients who are not familiar with informatics and/or new technologies and whether such a clinical approach would be culturally acceptable within a North African population to plan further clinical distribution if the hypothesis appears to be positive.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-one patients participated in this study. Experiments were performed in the University Hospital Mohammed VI Oujda in Morocco.

[Extensive digital gangrene revealing late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus].

Introduction: Late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus represents a specific sub-group of the disorder, beginning after 50 years of age. The incidence is rarer and the course of the disease is considered to be more benign. Digital gangrene is an uncommon complication of systemic lupus erythematosus reported especially among middle-aged patients with long disease duration.

[Infective endocarditis in patients with ventricular septal defect: the role of echocardiography and prophylactic antibiotic therapy].

Infective endocarditis can occur in healthy people or in those with a preexisting heart disease. Among people with heart disease at risk for developing infective endocarditis, there are those with congenital heart disease (VSD is the most common type). We report the case of a 17-year old patient with infective endocarditis due to oral streptococci associated with VSD that wasn't detected until then, whose symptoms were prolonged fever accompanied by a rash.

[Saccharomyces cerevisiae invasive infection: The first reported case in Morocco].

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a cosmopolitan yeast, widely used in agro-alimentary and pharmaceutical industry. Its impact in human pathology is rare, but maybe still underestimated compared to the real situation. This yeast is currently considered as an emerging and opportunistic pathogen.

Toward the Cure of All Children With Cancer Through Collaborative Efforts: Pediatric Oncology As a Global Challenge.

Advances in the treatment of childhood cancers have resulted in part from the development of national and international collaborative initiatives that have defined biologic determinants and generated risk-adapted therapies that maximize cure while minimizing acute and long-term effects. Currently, more than 80% of children with cancer who are treated with modern multidisciplinary treatments in developed countries are cured; however, of the approximately 160,000 children and adolescents who are diagnosed with cancer every year worldwide, 80% live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to quality care is limited and chances of cure are low. In addition, the disease burden is not fully known because of the lack of population-based cancer registries in low-resource countries.