Buruli ulcer: Evaluation of its medical and surgical management at the Allada (Benin) Screening and Treatment Center, 2010-2014.

The objective of our study was to evaluate the medico-surgical management of Buruli ulcer (BU) in the BU Screening and Treatment Center (CDTUB) of Allada in Benin. This retrospective and descriptive study retrospectively reviewed records of patients seen from 2010 to 2014 at the CDTUB of Allada. It included patients diagnosed with BU according to WHO epidemiological and clinical criteria as well as laboratory results and who were treated according to WHO medical and surgical recommendations.

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This study aims to determine the frequency and identify the factors associated with undernutrition among patients undergoing visceral surgery in 2014. We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study over the period September 11, 2014-December 11, 2014. The study population comprised patients who had undergone visceral surgery at the National University Hospital Centre Koutoucou Hubert MAGA, Cotonou.

Modulation of immune cells and Th1/Th2 cytokines in insulin-treated type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: The role of the immune system in insulin resistance associated with type 2 diabetes has been suggested.

Objectives: We assessed the profile of Th1/Th2 cytokines along with the frequencies of immune cells in insulin-treated type 2 diabetic patients (T2DP).

Methods: 45 T2D patients and 43 age-matched healthy subjects were selected.

[Profile of immune and allergic dermatoses among children at the outpatient dermatology clinic in Cotonou (Benin)].

Objective: The aim of this work was to study the profile of immune and allergic dermatoses (IAD) in children consulting at the outpatient dermatology clinic at the National University Hospital in Cotonou (Benin).

Method: This retrospective descriptive study examined records of children consulting with this diagnosis over a 10-year period.

Results: IAD (902 cases, 37%) were the most common pediatric dermatosis, followed by infectious dermatosis (24%).

[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.

[Mibelli porokeratosis in 2 brothers].

Introduction: Mibelli's porokeratosis is uncommon in black persons. We report two brothers who had two different clinical presentations.

Case Report: The brothers were seen at the ages of 16 and 19 years.

[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.